diabetes

A new class of anti-obesity compounds with potential anti-diabetic properties

Posted in Science on 25th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Mice with pre-existing obesity lost 20 percent of their body weight and about 50 percent of their fat mass.

Jardiance, a Diabetes Drug, Cut Cardiovascular Deaths by 38%, Study Says

Posted in Medicine on 19th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

A widely used modern diabetes drug has been shown to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease.

Why Google Is Going All In On Diabetes

Posted in Business on 7th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Millions of people with diabetes prick a finger more than five times a day to monitor their blood glucose levels. It's a painful and expensive process.

Weight loss surgery 'cures half of type-2 diabetes cases'

Posted in Medicine on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Weight loss surgery cures half of patients with type-2 diabetes, for at least five years, a study suggests.

Diabetes drug may help in leukaemia

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

A drug used to treat diabetes could help in the fight against blood cancer, early research in the journal Nature suggests.