Gestational diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity and socioeconomic status appear to considerably influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, researchers report

Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after gastric bypass surgery, according to a new report.

In the Oslo Youth Study, childhood physical fitness has some inverse associations with obesity and blood pressure in early adulthood but much less so in middle age, according to the results of a study reported this month.

Here’s some good news for women who find it hard to squeeze into their skinny jeans, courtesy their big bottoms: a generously proportioned derriere could be good for health, say scientists.

In a finding that could significantly influence the way type 1 diabetes is treated, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a technique for transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells that causes only a minimal immune response in recipients.

A new study has compared fast food and table service meals at restaurants. Both types of meals are larger and have more calories than meals prepared at home. However, the typical fast food meal is smaller and has fewer calories than the average meal from a table service restaurant.

Care for aging people with the disease falls short, study finds. 62% of people with diabetes in nursing homes are not getting are not meeting short-term goals.

A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss worldwide.

Excess weight and physical inactivity can almost triple a man’s risk of heart failure, according to data from a large prospective cohort study.

A recent study at the University of Houston, Texas assessed pomegranate seed oil (POMo) for its ability to offset the side effects associated with weight gain.