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Diabetes
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How does overeating lead to diabetes? A surge of neurotransmitters
Eating a high-fat diet is a risk factor for diabetes.Credit: Cate Gillon/Getty People with obesity are ten times…
Diabetes risk soars for adults who had a sweet tooth as kids
Candy-floss effect: a childhood diet rich in sugar has been linked to higher risk of high-blood pressure and…
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
A woman with type 1 diabetes started producing insulin (blue) after a stem cell transplant.Credit: Lennart Nilsson, Boehringer…
Brain goop that traps hunger neurons drives obesity
Neurons (artist’s illustration) that affect hunger lose their ability to sense insulin when encased by a sticky scaffolding.Credit:…
toll of drug-resistant infections to rise by 70%
Acinetobacter baumannii — a bacterium associated with hospital-acquired infections that can develop resistance to antibiotics.Credit: Eye Of Science/Science…
How rival weight-loss drugs fare at treating obesity, diabetes and more
Differences are starting to emerge among the weight-loss and diabetes drugs targeting the GLP-1receptor.Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty…
Does eating meat really raise your risk of type 2 diabetes?
Red meat may be best enjoyed in moderation Anton Vierietin/Getty Images In the ever-evolving and confusing world of…
Famine exposure in the womb doubles diabetes risk decades later
Children born in famine experience well-documented immediate effects, such as malnutrition, but pinpointing the health consequences decades later…
Public Health Experts Want the Olympics to Drop Its Oldest Sponsor
Since then, every Summer and Winter Olympics has adopted a strict smoke-free policy and, since 2010, a complete…
Bacteria originally found in faeces help chronic wounds heal
The bacterium Alcaligenes faecalis has unexpected wound-healing effects SciMAT /Science Photo Library An open wound is the perfect…