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Diabetes: Diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone. When your body turns the food you eat into energy (also called sugar or glucose), insulin is released to help transport this energy to the cells. Insulin acts as a "key." Its chemical message tells the cell to open and receive glucose. If you produce little or no insulin, or are insulin resistant, too much sugar remains in your blood. Blood glucose levels are higher than normal for individuals with diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.
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Videos
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...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 17, 2017
Videos
As any doctor will testify, too much of anything can be a bad thing, especially for sugar. Too much of sugar over time h
...
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2017
Cancer
The link between obesity and cancer just got even more real. A recent report finds that over 40 percent of cancer cases
...
OCT 05, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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Microbiology
Statins are widely used to help treat cardiovascular disease - they work by inhibiting the production of cholesterol. Ne
...
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Kerry Evans
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
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SEP 29, 2017
Cancer
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...
SEP 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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Carmen Leitch
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Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
SEP 13, 2017
Videos
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...
SEP 10, 2017
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2017
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Cancer
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...
AUG 28, 2017
Cardiology
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...
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AUG 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
AUG 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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...
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