For years, glucose-sensitive membranes have been a key focus for improving controlled insulin release in diabetes treatments. Glucose-sensitive membrane was previously constructed using glucose ...

Researchers in Japan have reported a significant step in the long‑standing scientific effort to develop an insulin medication ...

Metabolic dysfunction may be more than a comorbidity in bipolar disorder—it could be a key driver of disease progression and ...

A drug currently in clinical trials as a cancer therapy can also stimulate pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin, revealing a previously unknown mechanism for insulin regulation in type 2 diabetes, ...

Improvements in insulin sensitivity can manifest as certain signs on your body. Here is what you need to know about each of ...

Around 20–40% of the general population are estimated to have insulin resistance—a condition where insulin begins to be less ...

University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University scientists have discovered that a hindbrain-derived peptide, octadecaneuropeptide (ODN), can suppress appetite and improve glucose regulation without ...

If you've ever paid attention to food labels, you've likely noticed that many ingredients, such as high fructose corn syrup, end with the suffix "ose." This is because this suffix is one way ...

The common forms of type 2 diabetes are caused by a constellation of genetic and epigenetic factors and molecular changes related to diet; lifestyle, including lack of exercise and sleep; ...

Study lead Assistant Professor June Chi-Yan Lo, Principal Investigator at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at NUS Medicine, and co-author Adjunct Associate Professor Khoo Chin Meng, from the ...