Science news articles about 'diabetes epidemic'

Researchers have proposed that the global diabetes epidemic originated from the struggle to remain fertile over millennia of famine.

... exposure to inorganic arsenic from drinking water worldwide, elucidating the contribution of arsenic to the diabetes epidemic is a public health research priority with potential implications for the ...

... fasting glucose level. "We're facing a diabetes epidemic that shows no signs of abating ... already struggling to provide care for millions of diabetes patients, many of whom belong to vulnerable groups ...

... (HSPH) and elsewhere shows that sugary drinks are an important contributor to the epidemic rise of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States. Faced with these growing public health threats, ...

... had mixed results. Large-scale behavior change may be necessary to reverse the diabetes epidemic, but such a change is difficult to achieve and may be unsustainable if the surrounding environment is ...

... at the Georgia Prevention Institute and a project core leader. America's current obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemic also has them looking at insulin, glucose and cholesterol levels ...

... Their findings are reported in this week's issue of Nature. "In the fight against the obesity and diabetes epidemics, disruption of NCoR and its enzyme partner, might be a valuable new weapon," says ...

The number of adults suffering a common cause of blindness will triple by 2050, according to a new study.

... cause of blindness in working-age people. The CDC study is the latest indicator of a world-wide diabetes epidemic that is motivating ophthalmic research around the globe. Hideharu Funatsu, MD, and ...