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Factors that boost the risk of major coronary events for people in general can help to improve risk assessments for those with type 2 diabetes BOSTON – (September 27, 2018) – Coronary artery disease...

A biological pathway that boosts either aerobic capacity or muscle growth may offer clues to prevent diabetes. BOSTON - (August 2, 2018) - Some people respond well to both aerobic exercise and...

Research in mice links positive effects of diabetes drug with defenses against oxidants. BOSTON – (July 23, 2018) – Researchers have long sought drugs that could help to prevent diabetic kidney...

BOSTON – (June 26, 2018) – Since the publication of results of a study regarding type 1 diabetes by Dr. Denise Faustman, clinicians at Joslin Diabetes Center have received several inquiries from...

Study in mice links gut microbes with signs of negative feelings and brain chemistry. BOSTON – (June 18, 2018) – Like everyone, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity suffer from depression and...

Minor loss of memory correlates with cardiovascular disease—emphasizing the importance of healthy habits. BOSTON – (June 5, 2018) – People who live with type 1 diabetes for very long duration show...

BOSTON – (June 5, 2018) – Managing type 1diabetes during the first two decades of life is challenging. Insulin requirements change along with the stages of life --- childhood, puberty, young adulthood...

BOSTON – (May 15, 2018) – A retrospective study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care suggests that a program developed by Joslin Diabetes Center to manage hospitalized patients who have...

Better understanding of signals to burn energy may eventually lead to treatments for obesity. BOSTON – (May 1, 2018) – Sad but true, we don’t all respond equally to exercise. Researchers at Joslin...

Study in mice links protective immune cells that form outside the thymus with autoimmune diabetes —and suggests that gut microbes affecting this cell population may protect against disease. BOSTON –...

BOSTON – (March 22, 2018) – While it’s not news that weight loss and medication control type 2 diabetes, a secondary analysis found that bariatric surgery could potentially be an effective option for...

BOSTON – (March 14, 2018) – Joslin Diabetes Center has serious concerns regarding portions of a newly released set of guidance statements for clinicians in assessing appropriate A1C targets for non...

Some viruses produce insulin-like hormones that can stimulate human cells—and have potential to cause disease. BOSTON – (February 19, 2018) – Every cell in your body responds to the hormone insulin...

BOSTON – (February 7, 2018) – A new “smart” glucagon delivery system created by researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences may make it possible...

Patient studies suggest that common biological factors may guard against both problems. BOSTON – (January 31, 2018) – In people with type 1 diabetes, high levels of blood glucose eventually can harm...