NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, ...

Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, development, metabolism, sexual function, mood, and other functions. Many medications are ...

Insulin triggers genome-wide changes in gene expression via an unexpected mechanism. The insulin receptor is transported from the cell surface to the cell nucleus, where it helps initiate the ...

A man with type 1 diabetes produces his own insulin after receiving genetically-modified donor islet cells, without the need ...

Interim analysis results from a phase 2b trial of MSDC-062K for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fibrosis showed significant improvements in liver function and insulin resistance at 6 ...

An 8-hour time-restricted eating intervention did not improve insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion or beta-cell function in a small group of adults with overweight or obesity, according to data from ...

Long-term exposure to fine air pollution can impair metabolic health by disrupting the normal function of brown fat in mice.

Drunken fruit flies have led to the discovery that insulin may determine susceptibility to alcohol. If confirmed in humans—and the two species share about two-thirds of their genes—the finding ...