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Rotating shift work is remarkably unpleasant. The frequent changes from day to night work have previously been linked to cancer and heart problems, and new research has shown that it also can cause an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in women. This discovery applies to those poor, unfortunate souls who have to switch between day and night shifts on a regular basis. More »
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Caffeine is the most commonly used mood-altering drug in the world, and coffee is one of the most popular means of ingesting it. Over 50% of Americans drink coffee on a daily basis, and that figure is thought to be increasing every year. More »
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Even in a society that lives for the quick fix, a daily pill that could help prevent Type II diabetes sounds too good to be true. But a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine claims to be taking the first steps to making such a compound a reality. More »
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Two federal lawmakers have asked the General Accountability Office to look into the security of medical devices after a researcher showed how he was able to hack his insulin pump and alter settings due to security flaws in the system. More »
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They may not do their own grocery shopping, wear makeup, or do their taxes, but there's no denying that proteins, just like us, do go to work in shifts. Health problems come up when our day and night shifts clash with what our proteins are programmed to do. More »
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Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, and now we know just where the disease it at its worst: in a cluster of 644 counties in 15 largely southeastern states, making up America's "Diabetes Belt." More »
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Spectrometers may allow people to scan themselves instead of sticking themselves. Yes, laser technology is now acquiring the companion technologies necessary to help diabetics stop having to poke themselves full of holes in order to stay alive. More »
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Eighty DNA variants associated with type-1 diabetes have undergone positive selection, increasing in prevalence over recent generations. Here's the crazy part - 58 of those variantsincrease the risk of the deadly disease. Why is evolution seemingly out to get us? More »
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Insulin is even more important to your health than we thought - not only can problems with it cause diabetes, but they can also cause schizophrenia. The good news? This new discovery could lead to treatments for both conditions. More »
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Many diabetics endure daily finger pricks to test their blood sugar levels. But advances in nanotechnology could soon mean that diabetics need endure the needle only once: to get a glucose-tracking tattoo. More »
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Not content with trying to warn us about the impending destruction of the planet Earth, it now appears that dolphins may also hold the key to curing a strain of diabetes. Is there nothing these cute mammals can't do? More »
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For diabetics, finger pricking could be a thing of the past. A biochemical engineer has developed contact lenses embedded with nanoparticles that react with the glucose in tears. As glucose levels change, so does the color of the lens. [PopSci] More »
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A group of medical researchers has discovered that promiscuous males are prone to diabetes and less able to handle stress. In a rather odd study published today in biology journal Disease Models and Mechanisms, scientists showed a correlation between a tendency to sleep around and a vulnerability to the disease that affects blood sugar levels. Does that mean getting married and settling down will cure your diabetes? More »
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