Regular use of cholesterol-lowering statins may help reduce the risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), particularly in adults younger than age 60 years. The data suggest that long-term use of statins could provide a benefit against risk of developing PD. The analysis included 38,192 men from Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and …

A poll released last week reveals that, overall, our nation’s cities are getting fatter. But the 10 least-obese areas are bucking that trend, with an average obesity rate of 15.9%, well below the national average of 26.1%, and half that of the country’s fattest areas. These areas report roughly 30% …

In a group of healthy older women, retinopathy was associated with worsening cognitive function over 10 years and with larger ischemic lesion volumes on brain imaging….

Using A1c to catch prediabetes is cost-effective if the threshold for diagnosis is set at 5.7%….

Eating more white rice may up the risk of type 2 diabetes by 27%, especially for Asian populations….

The bug that causes ulcers may also play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes….

A study of 15,000 patients demonstrated whether the addition of insulin to the treatment regimen of patients with type 2 diabetes significantly increases the incidence of vascular events….

World’s first insulin pump with low glucose suspend feature showed that it reduces the time spent in the low threshold range….

Team finds medically relevant info using personalized “-omics”….

Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by 73% for men, but not women….