
Diabetes in the News
In general, diabetes results from the body's inability to either produce sufficient insulin, or to respond properly to (the hormone) insulin, which normally regulates the amount of sugar (glucose) in the blood. There are several different types of diabetes. The articles listed below include news about or mention of diabetes. This is page 2 of 5.
Study of the reaction starting formation of amyloid fibres
Amyloid fibres, which are implicated in a wide range of diseases, form when proteins misfold and stick together in long, rope-like structures. Until now the nature of the first misfold, which then ...
Cancer increases risk of developing listeria by 5x
Listeriosis is a rare but serious food-borne illness caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Some groups of people can be more seriously affected by this type of food poisoning than others....
Women with osteoporosis suffer more if they have previously broken a bone,
A study of more than 60,000 women living in many different countries around the world has increased knowledge about the relationship between osteoporosis and fractures. Osteoporosis is more common ...
Eating processed meats may increase risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Although most dietary guidelines recommend reducing meat consumption, prior individual studies have shown mixed results for relationships between meat consumption and cardiovascular diseases and di...
Low birth weight link to diabetes
Sugar sensor research could benefit diabetes
Canada works with National and International Partners to Manage the Spread of the H1N1 Flu Virus
In Canada, while new cases of H1N1 flu virus continue to emerge, the majority of cases do not require hospitalization. Preliminary data shows that the majority of those infected with H1N1 are under...
Kidney Disease – Australia's ‘Silent Killer' Print page
The number of Australians becoming sick and dying from kidney failure is rising rapidly, largely due to avoidable lifestyle factors such as high blood pressure.