Eliminating dietary sugar may disrupt gut health and promote inflammation
Eliminating sugar from your diet may be more detrimental than previously thought, according to an animal study being…
Why exercise matters for obesity even when the scale barely moves
A new American Heart Association scientific statement finds that exercise does far more than help shed pounds, improving…
Scientists rethink GLP-1 delivery to improve dosing, tolerability, and adherence
From microneedles to nanocarriers, researchers are rethinking how GLP-1 medicines could become longer-lasting, easier to tolerate, and more…
Complete 3D map of pancreas reveals surviving insulin cells
Researchers at Umeå University have conducted a unique three-dimensional mapping of an entire human pancreas. The study shows…
Researchers link surgical weight loss to reduced female cancer mortality rates
Substantial and sustained weight-loss has been linked to a reduced risk of cancer and cancer-related death, mainly…
Adult weight gain strongly linked to higher obesity-related cancer risk
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) shows…
Metformin targets the gut instead of the liver to lower glucose
For decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading Type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly…
Kyoto University identifies a key regulator of insulin production
A hallmark of Type 2 diabetes is the progressive loss of beta cell mass: cells in the pancreas…
Study reveals epigenetic adaptation of beta cells across lifespan and disease
As people age, most maintain normal blood sugar even as insulin resistance tends to rise. New research suggests…
AI-driven model predicts type 1 diabetes risk with greater accuracy
By combining large-scale genetics with machine learning, researchers uncover hidden risk patterns and distinct patient subtypes that could…
Virginia Tech researcher wins NIH award to study metabolic brain health
Mary Elizabeth Baugh, a research scientist with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded…
A one-shot cure for diabetes? Sana Biotechnology makes its move
Sana and Mayo Clinic partner to advance a potential one-time cell therapy that could replace insulin for people…