Older people who carry their weight around their waist are at risk of developing metabolic syndrome, even if their BMI is normal, a new study shows.

The results of a new study confirm that individuals with diabetes are prone to depression and show that over a 10-year period depressive symptoms significantly increase the risk of death among persons with diabetes but not among persons without diabetes.

A research team has achieved a breakthrough in our understanding of how obesity causes increased levels of insulin, sugar, and blood fats leading to type-2 diabetes and liver degeneration.

The Burnham Institute’s Gen-Sheng Feng has created a mouse with improved glucose tolerance and insulin activity in the liver, and generated new findings about insulin-signaling in the liver.

Monthly hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels wax and wane depending on the time of year.New

A 12-month pharmaceutical care program can reduce vascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.

The Mediterranean diet, modified so as to apply across Europe, was associated with increased survival among older people.

Pfizer Separately Agrees to Suspend Sales of Bextra Due to FDA Evaluation of Risks of Rare But Serious Skin Reactions

A new study reports that athletes who drink too much water are at risk of diluting the sodium content of their blood, causing hyponatremia and putting them at risk for seizures, coma and death.

Rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) are higher among postmenopausal women with diabetes than among those without diabetes.