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A tiny pore or channel that governs the flow of sodium ions in and out of a brain cell where it can trigger nervous impulses and seizures also plays a pivotal role in the release of insulin and glucagon (hormones involved in maintaining levels of glucose in the blood) by …

An upset in the body’s internal clock may cause blood sugar spikes and insulin resistance.

Did you know the United States boasts the world’s most expensive health care system, yet one-sixth of Americans are uninsured? According to an article in Science Daily it could be our healthcare values that are causing the problem. See what Dr. Marc Nuwer, Professor Of Clinical Neurology, UCLA has to say. …

In patients with existing CVD, study finds no difference? Or does it?

Among low-income pregnant women, those with diabetes have almost twice the odds of having perinatal depression and are also more likely to have postpartum depression, researchers report.

Children with chronic kidney disorder are often subjected to radioactivity and a large number of blood draws when clinicians measure how well their kidneys function. This process is also time-consuming and costly. A new formula has been developed that accurately estimates the level at which children’s kidneys are working using …

Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren’t on the drug — even when their cholesterol levels were ideal.

Workers with diabetes and obesity improved their absenteeism and disability rate by as much as 87 percent with the help of a lifestyle intervention program administered by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System.

Cancer, the world’s No. 2 killer, is even more lethal for people with diabetes, U.S. researchers said last week. People with diabetes who get cancer are about 40 percent more likely to die in the years following the diagnosis than cancer patients who are not diabetics.

Calcium intake may protect against cancer, particularly gastrointestinal tract cancer, according to the results of a prospective study. Because people with diabetes are more prone to diabetes, it could be a positive approach to educate people the importance of calcium intake.