Introduction By 2050, it is estimated that over 1.31 billion individuals worldwide may have diabetes, a disease linked to substantial morbidity, mortality, and comorbidities. The Lancet has reported that the increase in prevalence, up from 529 million in 2021, is predominantly due to the surge of type 2 diabetes, which is influenced by factors such...
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Could insulin come in a pill? How a molecule that mimics insulin may advance diabetes research
by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute A 3D image showing how an insulin mimicking molecule (purple) interacts with part of the insulin receptor (grey) to turn in on. Once activated, the receptor directs cells to soak up glucose when the body’s sugar levels are too high. Credit: WEHI. WEHI researchers in Melbourne have answered a...
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What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses
by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres For the first time, a study led by researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) shows how glucocorticoid hormones, such as cortisol, control sugar and fat levels differently during day and night, feeding and fasting, rest and activity, over the course of...