A new Joslin-led study has shown that leptin, a hormone known mainly for regulating appetite control and energy metabolism, plays a major role in islet cell growth and insulin secretion. This finding opens up new avenues for studying leptin and its role in islet cell biology, which may lead to …

Either aerobic or resistance training alone improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, but the improvements are greatest with combined aerobic and resistance training.

A lifestyle counseling program was effective and feasible in individuals with an elevated risk for type 2 diabetes and was associated with favorable outcomes for several clinical risk factors, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and diastolic blood pressure

U.S. health regulators warned Hain Celestial Group Inc. about a potentially unsafe herb in some of its teas, saying it might be dangerous to blood sugar, reproductive, cardiovascular and renal systems.

Raised blood pressure (BP) and excess body mass index (BMI) in middle age increases the risk of heart failure in later life, a new study suggests.

Patients prefer patient-physician email communication, which takes less time for physicians than does telephone messaging.

Dual measurement of waist circumference and triglyceride level can be used by GPs as a quick and accurate predictor of heart disease risk in apparently healthy individuals, new research shows. Only 1 in 4 patients get their waist measured by their physicians.

The cost to the U.S. economy of treatment and lost productivity caused by chronic illnesses among U.S. residents is more than $1.3 trillion per year, and if current trends are not reversed, costs could reach $6 trillion by 2050, according to a report released Tuesday by the Milken Institute.

After years of telling patients with diabetes that they need to get flu shots, we now are learning that the elderly may receive little to no benefit from annual influenza vaccinations, according to a review of current evidence study.

Only 47% of people with diabetes get yearly exams. Increasing patient and clinician awareness and improving access to health care can encourage people with diabetes to seek annual eye exams, which help prevent a serious complication called retinopathy, according to a new systematic review of studies.