Glucose swings may stymie brain function in people with diabetes

For people with type 1 diabetes, both blood sugar highs and lows may hamper the brain's ability to quickly process information.

Judith Van Dongen-Washington State • futurity
March 27, 2024 ~7 min

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help

No one can escape stress, but sometimes it takes a physical and emotional toll that translates to disease and other health effects. The good news is that there are new approaches to treating it.

Lawson R. Wulsin, Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati • conversation
March 19, 2024 ~8 min


Bariatric surgery beats lifestyle changes for diabetes control

Bariatric surgery is more effective than medical and lifestyle modifications for achieving long-term type 2 diabetes control and remission.

Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~7 min

Team finds potential heart treatment for people with diabetes

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in people with diabetes. Now, researchers have uncovered a potential treatment.

Eric Slusher-U. Missouri • futurity
Feb. 23, 2024 ~4 min

Your unique smell can provide clues about how healthy you are

The science of smell is an exciting area of research.

Aoife Morrin, Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Dublin City University • conversation
Feb. 9, 2024 ~7 min

Breastfeeding benefits mothers as much as babies, but public health messaging often only tells half of the story

Some states, especially in the Southeastern US, have large disparities in breastfeeding among racial groups, making clear the need to lower barriers for breastfeeding in the workplace and elsewhere.

Joynelle Jackson, Associate Professor of Nursing, University of South Carolina • conversation
Feb. 8, 2024 ~10 min

MIT-led team receives funding to pursue new treatments for metabolic disease

Awarded $65.67 million from ARPA-H, the researchers will work to develop ingestible capsules that deliver mRNA and electric stimuli to treat metabolic disorders such as diabetes.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Feb. 5, 2024 ~6 min

Scientists identify how fasting may protect against inflammation

Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation – a potentially damaging side-effect of the body’s immune system

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 30, 2024 ~5 min


Why don't fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they've adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people

Fruit bats can eat up to twice their body weight in fruit a day. But their genes and cells evolved to process all that sugar without any heath consequences − a feat drug developers can learn from.

Nadav Ahituv, Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences; Director, Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
Jan. 9, 2024 ~7 min

How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins

Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.

Serina DeSalvio, Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics, Texas A&M University • conversation
Dec. 11, 2023 ~8 min

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