Ghrelin, a so-called hunger hormone, is the reason why some people have room for a high-calorie dessert after eating a big meal. Study results showed that rats lacking ghrelin receptor gene ate less of a sweet treat after a full meal than did rodents whose ghrelin receptor gene was intact. …

In-store promotion and nutrition information on the front label of food packaging helps shoppers make healthier choices, U.S. researchers say. When a tag was put on the grocery store shelf showing that a product had the Heart Check mark indicating a heart-healthy food, sales increased 1.5 percent to 6.7 percent. …

Metformin might offer a therapy for nervous system damage…. 

Duke University Medical Center researchers have found protective, anti-diabetic functions for a hormone that, like insulin, is produced by the islet cells of the pancreas…. 

Predictive factors for type 2 diabetes remission following gastric bypass include insulin use and preoperative glucose disposition index….

Two-year results suggest that the use of the DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin is as effective as glimepiride in treating diabetic patients who are inadequately controlled with metformin…. 

Diabetic patients with non-ST-segment elevation ACS appear to benefit from early invasive treatment, a benefit that has not been observed in low-risk nondiabetic patients…. 

Serum apoliproteins are linked to markers of systemic, retinal microvascular dysfunction in diabetes….

This exercise, which just about everyone can do, can lower risk for diabetes and reduce weight gain and improve cardiovascular health…. 

Gevokizumab, a new diabetes drug, may improve fluctuations in blood sugar and reduce inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes….