The hormone adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessel cells, contributing to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Blocking ...

More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Roughly 2.6 billion are overweight. Something that both groups have in common is that the hormone insulin does not work nearly as well for ...

What qualifies as a high-quality food? Three endocrinologists agree that there's one food type in particular that can support ...

Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, development, metabolism, sexual function, mood, and other functions. Many medications are ...

Researchers identify genetic markers that predict the rate of β-cell failure in type 1 diabetes, facilitating earlier, personalized care strategies Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, ...

Vitamin D plays a role in insulin function and inflammation, and low levels are common among people with prediabetes. But can ...

Nearly 40 million Americans have diabetes. The majority of those have type 2 diabetes, which, if not properly managed, can have ramifications on your heart, kidney and eye health. The development of ...

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The chairman of Alkermes Inc. said on Tuesday his company's Air Insulin device had convenience advantages over Pfizer Inc's abandoned Exubera, but said all forms of ...