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Most diabetes drugs work to lower blood sugar levels. Mechanisms of action of diabetes drugs can be: stimulating the pancreas to release more insulin, inhibiting release of glucose from the liver, and blocking the enzymes which break down carbohydrates in the stomach.
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JAN 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is critical to the control of the amount of glucose in the blood. Problems with insulin levels cause diseases li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2019Cardiology
A host of new discoveries bring medicine closer to the goal of ending heart attacks. These include new protective method ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to a systemic study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), taking aspirin regula ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge becaus ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Seeking a better way to study human biology, scientists have begun to develop miniature, simplified models of human orga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Cardiology
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the narrowing of the arteries in t ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 26, 2018Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlDEC 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A drug used in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, by the name of Metformin, may soon be used to treat heart failure syndr ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
With insulin costs rising, the development of alternative treatments for diabetes is becoming a pressing matter.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Type II diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease originating from a combination of lifestyle and genetics that eventua ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2018Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New research may change how we look at type 2 diabetes, an acquired disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial weight loss drug, by the name of Lorcaserin—manufactured by Eisai Inc., was found to reduce the r ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to research presented in the in Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, vitamin D supplements may ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Driven by the effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, a recent international research study with a pub ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a necessary medicine for diabetics, but new work shows that insulin may also be used to treat chronic bowel i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified an important molecule that is critical to metabolism.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2018Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After assessing data from over one million patients, a team of scientists have found 500 new genes linked to blood press ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2018Videos
Over 220,000 species, around 15 percent of the world's described animals, are known to be venomous.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 31, 2018Videos
The FDA has issued a serious warning about a group of type 2 diabetes drug called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is critical to the control of the amount of glucose in the blood. Problems with insulin levels cause diseases li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Cardiology
A host of new discoveries bring medicine closer to the goal of ending heart attacks. These include new protective method
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a systemic study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), taking aspirin regula
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Known as being a silent killer, diagnosing chronic liver disease in its early stages remains a clinical challenge becaus
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Seeking a better way to study human biology, scientists have begun to develop miniature, simplified models of human orga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Cardiology
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), peripheral artery disease (PAD) is the narrowing of the arteries in t
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 26, 2018
Immunology
A team from Scripps Research has found a molecular cause of a group of rare autoimmune disorders in which the immune sys
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug used in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, by the name of Metformin, may soon be used to treat heart failure syndr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is characterized by an exaggerated immune response to an unrecognized antigen, which has not yet been
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
With insulin costs rising, the development of alternative treatments for diabetes is becoming a pressing matter.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Type II diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease originating from a combination of lifestyle and genetics that eventua
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research may change how we look at type 2 diabetes, an acquired disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial weight loss drug, by the name of Lorcaserin—manufactured by Eisai Inc., was found to reduce the r
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to research presented in the in Annual European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, vitamin D supplements may
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Driven by the effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, a recent international research study with a pub
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a necessary medicine for diabetics, but new work shows that insulin may also be used to treat chronic bowel i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified an important molecule that is critical to metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2018
Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After assessing data from over one million patients, a team of scientists have found 500 new genes linked to blood press
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2018
Videos
Over 220,000 species, around 15 percent of the world's described animals, are known to be venomous.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Immunology
Development of damaging white blood cells occurs during Tuberculosis infection leading to a maladaptive immune response.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 31, 2018
Videos
The FDA has issued a serious warning about a group of type 2 diabetes drug called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch