An international team of experts has identified a genetic mutation, responsible for the short stature of a group of people in an Ecuadorian population, which prevents the development of cancer and diabetes, as well as various problems associated with aging, according to Science Translational Medicine.
What you eat affects not only you, but also your future children. Abusing a high-fat diet by a parent increases the risk of conceiving children prone to diabetes, Australian scientists have just shown.
Patients with type 1 diabetes will be able to better control their disease in the future thanks to a new artificial pancreas developed in the US that uses an algorithm on a chip to balance sugar levels in the body.
Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco (United States) say that the greater consumption of sugary and isotonic drinks or soft drinks with fruit flavors may have favored the appearance of new cases of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in the United States during the last decade.
What do humans and dolphins have in common? Many things, but fundamentally that these cetaceans can help us understand many human diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, according to a study carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Department of the United States (NOAA) and presented during the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Moderate coffee consumption improves concentration, enhances good mood and improves visual perception. And according to the latest scientific studies, this drink also reduces the incidence of cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's disease, effectively fights bad breath and increases life expectancy, among other healthy effects.
Spanish scientists have discovered that the amount of mitochondrial DNA, inherited directly from the mother, influences the ease with which an individual burns excess energy consumed.
Israeli scientists have succeeded in "cultivating" pig pancreas in diabetic monkeys. The researchers hope that this research will lead to new therapies applicable in humans.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
