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A hot question in biology these days is “How many genes do we have?” Perhaps a more important question is “How many proteins are encoded by our genes?”, because proteins actually do the work inside cells. The reason for the distinction is that some genes can give rise to many …

In my last article, I talked about motivation and its role in exercise and diet compliance. Recently, I attended the National American College of Sports Medicine conference in St. Louis and I thought I would share some of the highlights of the conference with our readers. Although this organization does …

Consider a hamburger. When most of us eat a burger, we stop thinking about it the moment the hunger pangs disappear. You may think about it for an extra few minutes if it was especially greasy and it gives you a stomachache, but that’s it. In fact, the really interesting …

A 24-hour insulin patch to provide painless, needle-free, basal insulin delivery for people with diabetes coming closer.

U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM FUELS GROWING DIABETES EPIDEMIC. Doctors need to “wake up” if they think serious complications of diabetes are inevitable in minority patients.

Microvascular disease may predict subsequent development of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Controlling blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol reduces costs and improves the quality of life.

Nut consumption was inversely associated with risk of diabetes

The results support the notion that INGAP peptide is a potent inducer of islet cell neogenesis.

ADA: Unlike currently available blood glucose monitors, which require finger prick or other invasive testing for calibration one or more times daily, a new blood glucose monitor presented at the American Diabetes Association 62nd Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, California, is completely noninvasive.