Tag: diabetes
New microneedle pill for painless insulin injection
Insulin is a hormone that your pancreas makes to allow cells to use glucose. When your body isn’t making insulin correctly, you can take...
Non-obese and lean Indians also prone to type 2 diabetes: study
Contrary to popular belief, not only obese and overweight but also non-obese and lean persons may be prone to type 2 diabetes.
A recent study...
Scientists created perfect blood vessels in a Petri Dish for the First Time
A group of scientists at the University of British Columbia has successfully grown perfect human blood vessels as organoids in a petri dish. This breakthrough...
Following heart health guidelines also reduces diabetes risk
A new study published in the Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, suggests that the health factors that are...
Albumin better indicator of diabetes: study
Based on findings of their new research, scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have suggested that measuring levels of free albumin and albumin...
Bright shoulder? It may be warning sign of diabetes
In a recent study, scientists have suggested that if a shoulder muscle appears unusually bright on ultrasound, it may be a warning sign of...
Injectable gel may deliver islet cells for type 1 diabetes: study
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati have developed an injectable gel using silk proteins to deliver insulin producing cells needed to address...
How air pollution is adding to India’s diabetes burden
The ill-effects of air pollution on human health have been reported extensively. Some estimates attribute nearly one-fourth of all deaths in India to air...
Heart disease, stroke among top killers in India
India has witnessed an alarming rise in the occurrence of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers in the past 25 years, a series of...
