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Research reveals TV viewers are more likely to eat fatty, sugary foods when watching a cooking show. Psychologists recruited 80 adults and put them into 2 groups. Half were told to watch a cookery show and the other half a nature program. Each person was given three bowls containing chocolate …

New research showed children don’t need a lot of intense physical activity to get the health benefits of exercise – just seven minutes — but the seven minutes had to be intense to prevent weight gain, obesity and its adverse health consequences. "This research tells us that a brisk walk …

An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo’s Insulin Degludec, but…. See this week’s Item #3, Novo’s Insulin Degludec Wins FDA Panel Approval.

According to recent studies funded by the National Eye Institute, diagnoses of diabetic retinopathy increased by 3.7 million new cases over the last decade. Approximately 7.7 million Americans are now affected by diabetic retinopathy and this is projected to climb to 11 million by 2030. People with diabetes are also …

A mathematical analysis found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is low in countries where people drink a lot of black tea. A multinational team of researchers compared sales information for black tea in 50 countries with data from the WHO about a variety of diseases in those same …

In a study, kids and teens ate more calories (including more fat and sugar) on days when they had a meal from a fast-food or sit-down restaurant. On two different occasions, more than 9,000 teens were asked to recall everything they’d had to eat or drink in the past 24 …

Levemir® Label Update Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) has been approved for use in combination with metformin and a GLP-1 receptor agonist. In the study, when Levemir® once daily added on to metformin + Victoza, 50% of patients reached A1c goal

The novel basal insulin analog LY2605541 may show advantages over insulin glargine in diabetes patients, according to researchers. Dr. Melvin J. Prince, Eli Lilly and Company, stated, "These Phase II results in basal insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes showed that LY2605541 improved glycemic control comparable to that seen with …

Having excess pounds for a longer period replaces the body’s "normal" weight with a higher one. Data showed young obesity-programmed mice that were able to retain a normal weight through dieting were able to prevent excess weight gain in adulthood, while young mice that had early obesity were not able …

A drug used for the medical management of type 2 diabetes could be just as effective in treating drug addiction, including cocaine, researchers have revealed. Gregg Stanwood, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology and an investigator within the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and Vanderbilt Brain Institute, stated, "What we have demonstrated is that a brain …