Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors that cross the blood-brain barrier slow mental decline by about 50% relative to the decline seen in patients on other antihypertensives, according to an observational study of 1,074 hypertensive subjects followed for a median of 6 years.

More than half of diabetes cases in the National Prevention of Cancer trial occurred in individuals receiving selenium.

Researchers call for re-evaluation of gestational diabetes diagnosis and treatment criteria.

Taking vitamin C, vitamin E, or beta-carotene supplements had no apparent effect on the long-term risk of major cardiovascular events, including stroke or death, in a trial that randomized thousands of women considered at high cardiovascular (CV) risk and followed them for an average of about nine years.

In a study of type 1 diabetics, the highest glycosylated hemoglobin levels compared with the lowest levels were associated with more than double the mortality risk from any cause and more than triple the risk of death due cardiovascular disease.

High blood pressure is something you may not associate with children, but some kids do have it, and it can mean serious health problems. 

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 …

The FDA announced manufacturers of certain drugs approved to treat Type 2 diabetes have agreed to add a stronger warning on the risk of heart failure, a condition that occurs when the heart does not adequately pump blood.

The vitamin K dependant protein osteocalcin may have a positive effect on reducing obesity and diabetes, suggests a new study

Poor housing conditions may contribute to African Americans’ risk of developing diabetes.