The discovery may open the door to new ways of preventing type 2 diabetes and obesity

Rutgers researchers shed light on key enzyme's role in human health

Microneedle skin patch that delivers fat-shrinking drug locally could be used to treat obesity and diabetes

A Virginia Tech research team has discovered that the olive-derived compound oleuropein helps the body secrete more insulin, a central signaling molecule in the body that controls metabolism

Academics at the University of Birmingham's Institute of Applied Health Research carried out the largest study of its kind to date comparing weight and metabolic status to cardiovascular disease risks

The findings are drawn from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population-based cohort study which recruited more than 63,000 middle-aged and elderly Chinese in Singapore from 1993 to 1998

The method could facilitate improved understanding of the mechanistic processes on molecular and cellular levels that are key to the development of diabetes

Researchers have identified a molecular signature in patients who responded to amlexanox, an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic drug used to treat asthma that was developed in the 1980s in Japan

Study may have implications for several diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and neurological disorders

But limited sugar consumption still advisable