Scientists Think They've Found a New Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
Dec 20, 2023 · More than half a billion people worldwide are affected by type 2 diabetes, and yet researchers still don't know what's behind the condition's breakdown in insulin functionality.
New Research Sheds Light on Cause of Type 2 Diabetes
Sep 13, 2023 · The new study shows that the beta-cells of Type 2 diabetes patients are deficient in a cell trafficking protein called “phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha” (or PITPNA), which can promote the formation of “little packages,” or intracellular granules containing insulin.
A promising new pathway to treating type 2 diabetes
Jun 29, 2021 · Today, Type 2 diabetes is 24 times more prevalent than Type 1. The rise in rates of obesity and incidence of Type 2 diabetes are related and require new approaches, according to University of...
Type 2 diabetes - Latest research and news | Nature
Oct 14, 2024 · Type 2 diabetes - Latest research and news | Nature. Type 2 diabetes articles from across Nature Portfolio. Type 2 diabetes mellitus, the most frequent subtype of...
New Study Reveals Promising Findings to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
November 8, 2023. A new study published in theJournal of Clinical Investigation has demonstrated that activating a pathway to promote cell division not only expanded the population of insulin-producing cells, but, surprisingly, also enhanced the cells’ function.
New cause of diabetes discovered, offering potential target for …
Dec 8, 2023 · Summary: Researchers have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body -- a discovery that could provide a new target to treat diabetes. The study focuses on nitric oxide, a...
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to …
Jun 22, 2023 · Diabetes remains a substantial public health issue. Type 2 diabetes, which makes up the bulk of diabetes cases, is largely preventable and, in some cases, potentially reversible if identified and managed early in the disease course.
Future Surge in Diabetes Could Dramatically Impact People Under …
Dec 29, 2022 · This expected upward trend may lead to as many as 220,000 young people having type 2 diabetes in 2060 —a nearly 700% increaseand the number of young people with type 1 diabetes could increase by as much as 65% in the next 40 years.
Promising diabetes treatment that boosts insulin cells by
Jul 22, 2024 · Scientists at Mount Sinai and City of Hope medical centres in the US have developed a drug treatment which was able to increase insulin-producing cells - known as beta cells - by 700 per cent over...
The American Diabetes Association Releases the Standards of …
Dec 11, 2023 · Today, the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) released the Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 (Standards of Care), a set of comprehensive and evidence-based guidelines for managing type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes, and prediabetes based on the latest scientific research and clinical trials.