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New blood tests such as CRP, BNP and homocysteine, that doctors hoped would more accurately predict which patients are headed for a heart attack or stroke are no better than cholesterol levels, blood pressure and other conventional measurements, a study has found.

Old drug can treat the cause of type 2 diabetes, the inflammation caused by obesity.

A large study shows that there is such a thing as a heart-healthy high-protein diet that can lower harmful LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure.

The metabolic syndrome is an independent clinical indicator of micro- or macrovascular complications in diabetes, according to a new report.

In women with diabetes, increasing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in early pregnancy are associated with increasing risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a new report.

Amylin and Eli Lilly announced last Friday that the FDA has approved BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection as an add-on therapy to improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes who have not achieved adequate control on a thiazolidinedione (TZD).

The size of the spinal cord is significantly diminished long before symptoms of nerve damage appear in adults with diabetes, British doctors report.

Scientists from the new interdisciplinary LIMES (Life & Medical Sciences) Centre at the University of Bonn have identified a new gene which could play an important role in the development of diabetes.

A drug commonly used to slow the loss of central vision has shown promise in stemming a common precursor of blindness in diabetics, which involves the same central light-sensitive area of retina, scientists report.

New study suggests that just twice a week resistance training is helpful for maintaining control of blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.