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According to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. Up until age 80, older adults not only gain fat as they age – but because of the obesity epidemic – they actually begin their older years fatter.

Periodontitis predicts development of overt nephropathy and ESRD in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

GW Pharmaceuticals announced preliminary results of two Phase III studies of Sativex®, its cannabinoid spray medicine, in peripheral neuropathic pain.

C-peptide improves sensory nerve function in type 1 diabetic patients with early-stage diabetic neuropathy.

Discovery can lead to treatment strategies for diabetic patients to protect them from kidney failure and may provide a marker to determine which diabetic patients are at increased risk for future kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease is a risk factor for peripheral artery disease (PAD)—a common but often undetected condition causing reduced blood flow in the legs.

Duloxetine was linked with modest changes in glycemia in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), according to the results of 3 randomized trials.

For those lucky few who make it to the century mark, a crucial gene variation relating to HDL cholesterol levels may play an important part in their longevity.

More aggressive screening and treatment is needed in children with type 2 diabetes to prevent complications as they get older.

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.