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A new study suggests that disparities in cardiovascular disease risk in the US are due less to race or ethnicity than to socioeconomic status…

A group of elite long-distance runners had less body fat, better lipid profiles, and better heart rates than people being tested for cardiac disease, but, paradoxically, the runners had more calcified plaque in their heart arteries, according to a new study…

With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country. Two published studies shed light on behaviors regarding food choices and good nutrition and report on how nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs are influencing healthy food …

Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) — a major risk factor for stroke — according to new research… 

According to new research, people suffering from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind….

With a single stimulatory molecule, human insulin-producing beta cell replication can be sustained for at least four weeks….

American bioengineers have demonstrated that an implanted glucose sensor with potential to transform the management of diabetes has passed a crucial test: the device they developed worked continuously for over a year, without showing signs of “tissue encapsulation” seen in trials with other similar devices...

Number of births increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes in pregnant women with a history of the condition, a new study has revealed…

A London company may be on the verge of a groundbreaking treatment for diabetes. A mini pancreas pouch could begin human clinical trials within a year…. 

The popular diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia boost the risk of fracture in older women, according to findings from a new study that echo those of earlier research…