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London, Sept 19 (ANI): Intake of at least three cups of tea every day can reduce the risk of diabetes by almost half, concludes a new study.

To reach the conclusion, researchers studied more than 40,000 people whose consumption was monitored for 10 years.

After analyses, boffins discovered that chemicals found in all types of tea cut [...]

London, Sept 7 (ANI): An international team of researchers have discovered a new gene that appears to affect how insulin works.

The new discovery could lead to better treatment of type 2 diabetes, and provide deeper insight into how this widespread disease develops.

The novel gene, called Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 (IRS1), affects how the body [...]

Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Duke University Medical Center showed that supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine improved their glucose tolerance, a health outcome that indicates a lower risk of diabetes.

The research team, led by Deborah Muoio, Ph.D., of the Duke Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, also [...]

Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Childhood cancer survivors may have an increased risk of diabetes, particularly those who received total body or abdominal radiation, says a new study.

The study has been published in Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

To reach eth conclusion, Lillian R. Meacham, M.D., of Emory University and AFLAC Cancer Center [...]

Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Insufficient sleep may contribute to the development of insulin resistance and reduced glucose tolerance, which in turn may increase the long-term risk of diabetes, concludes a new study.

The study has been accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM).

Sleep curtailment is characterized by [...]