News tagged with insulin level

Researchers uncover potential 'cure' for type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes could be converted to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder by eliminating the actions of a specific hormone, new findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Leptin-controlled gene can reverse diabetes

Researchers have found that even a very little bit of the fat hormone leptin goes a long way when it comes to correcting diabetes. The hormone controls the activity of a gene known as IGFBP2 in the liver, which has antidiabetic ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows how substance in grapes may squeeze out diabetes

A naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Nanodiamonds deliver insulin for wound healing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacterial infection is a major health threat to patients with severe burns and other kinds of serious wounds such as traumatic bone fractures. Recent studies have identified an important new weapon for fighting ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 7

Apple peel makes mice mighty

For Popeye, spinach was the key to extra muscle. For the mice in a new University of Iowa study, it was apples, or more precisely a waxy substance called ursolic acid that's found in apple peel.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

In-car device monitors blood sugar for diabetic drivers

People with diabetes and their caregivers know that careful and constant monitoring of their blood sugar levels is critical to managing the disease. But even while driving?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Micro-RNA blocks the effect of insulin in obesity

(PhysOrg.com) -- German researchers have discovered a new mechanism that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in obesity.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Birch bark ingredient comes with many metabolic benefits

An ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits, according to new studies in animals that are reported in the January issue of Cell Metabolism. In mice, the compound known as bet ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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On...off...on...off... The circuitry of insulin-releasing cells

A myriad of inputs can indicate a body's health bombard pancreatic beta cells continuously, and these cells must consider all signals and "decide" when and how much insulin to release to maintain balance in blood sugar, for ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Polluted air increases obesity risk in young animals

Exposure to polluted air early in life led to an accumulation of abdominal fat and insulin resistance in mice even if they ate a normal diet, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain might be key to leptin's actions against type 1 diabetes

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in type 1 diabetes.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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A missing link from obesity to infertility found

Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes linked to plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease

People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research published in the August 25, 2010, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sex more likely for female flies with promise of food

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female fruit flies will have sex more frequently if they think there is more food around, and a new study led by Oxford University has explained how this happens.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Indian doctors hail diabetes breakthrough

Indian scientists said Tuesday they had made a breakthrough that could lead to diabetics needing to inject themselves only once a month or less, rather than every day.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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