November 14 is World Diabetes Day. On that day, at 14:00 hours (local time), thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, test again and share their results on TuDiabetes or on Twitter.
The event is called The Big Blue Test because blue is the color associated with World Diabetes Day.
Now science may have found a way of mobilizing stem cells within the body to treat this health issue, which affects more than three million Americans annually.
Recent studies have shown that surgically moving mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)...
Researchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, in collaboration with Japanese and American researchers, have discovered a mechanism of insulin production within the pancreas.
The team, led by Prof. Yuval Dor, explored the role of LKB1, a gene involved in many cellular functions, whose role in the pancreas had not been examined before.
Novo Nordisk's CEO, Lars Sorensen, told Reuters at the Reuters Health Summit in New York that the new diabetes drug Victoza has reached the final decision stage at the U.S. FDA. Sorensen expects the drug will be approved, although "potentially all the outcomes are still possible...