The rate of new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children in Australia — already high compared to other countries — is increasing, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that treating people who have early cardiovascular abnormalities, but show no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, can slow progression and even reverse damage to the heart and blood vessels.
Collaborative of major health plans now covers nearly half of all commercially insured Americans and millions served by Medicare and Medicaid.
For most children and teens, the beginning of a new school year is just around the corner. Not only will they be hitting the books again after a three-month-long summer break, but many of them will also participate in after-school activities. More research is emerging that sheds light on a serious problem affecting student-athletes nationwide: the number of children and teens who are considered obese is rising dramatically.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of 16 sites in the United States taking part in the first large-scale study to test a promising approach to lowering blood glucose levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.
The University of Rochester Medical Center announced the opening of the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) in the Town of Henrietta. More than 100 scientists, students and technicians, currently housed across the Medical Center’s campus, will be brought together under one roof.
New research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat.
Women who have dementia start losing weight at least 10 years before the disease is diagnosed, according to a study published in the Aug. 21, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Upper trunk fat ?? deposits of fat on the chest and back ?? is associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance, a condition that is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
In the first large scale, multiethnic study of its kind, researchers at UCLA have confirmed the role played by three particular molecules known as cytokines as a cause of Type 2 diabetes, and further, have identified these molecules as early biological markers that may be used to more accurately predict future incidences of diabetes among apparently healthy individuals.