In mice, olive oil given before glucose blunted the early blood sugar rise by slowing the stomach and recruiting glucagon, GLP-1 and the vagus nerve. Here is what that does and does not tell us.
An experimental injection called CBL-514 triggers fat cells to die off on their own. Early human data show less visceral belly fat, but the results come from a small conference abstract, not a peer-reviewed paper.
Ozempic and its siblings have dominated medical headlines for years first for diabetes, then for weight loss, then for heart health. This week, two new studies push the story even further, in very different directions. GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction... Continue Reading →
Researchers are taking a closer look at how medications used to treat diabetes may also influence cancer. While diabetes itself has long been associated with higher cancer risk, scientists are now investigating whether diabetes drugs play a direct role beyond... Continue Reading →
The number of obese persons has grown significantly in recent decades, which presents significant difficulties for those who are impacted, healthcare systems, and those who provide treatment. The hormone insulin plays a key role in the development of obesity. Up... Continue Reading →
A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world’s most common heart valve disease – aortic stenosis (AS). Published in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Medicine,... Continue Reading →
Scrambled, poached or boiled, eggs are a popular breakfast food the world over. Yet the health benefits of the humble egg might not be all they're cracked up to be as new research from the University of South Australia shows... Continue Reading →
During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Houston Methodist Cancer Center have linked the protein clusterin - for the first time -- to many different facets... Continue Reading →