Diabetes link to Parkinsons disease shown in further study

A new study has found further evidence of a link between people…

Becoming pregnant when dieting could lead to obese children

Researchers have said that women who become pregnant while they are on…

New blood sugar lowering hormone discovered in fat cells

Researchers from the University of Texas have discovered a new hormone that…

Cancer therapy produces diabetes-like symptoms

A new study has claimed that a cancer drug could result in…

Warning about rise in weight loss surgery

Following two recent studies that have claimed weight loss, or bariatric surgery…

Obesity in the US could be far higher than official figures suggest

A study by Weill-Cornell Medical College, in New York, showed that whilst…

Pharma company planning once-weekly diabetes drug

The pharma giant Novo Nordisk is reported to be considering developing a…

Diabetes treatment given to obese women to prevent overweight babies

A trial that is looking into ways of preventing the dramatic increase…

Fat gene could beat insulin resistance

A gene responsible for converting glucose into fatty acids appears to be…

Diabetic man survives after being lost in the desert for 10 days

James Klemovich, a 76-year-old diabetic, has survived for 10 days in the…