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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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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
NOV 03, 2017
Health & Medicine
Obesity remains a significant health problem in the United States. About 15 million people are obese and since 40% of al
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 02, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
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OCT 31, 2017
Cancer
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...
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Immunology
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...
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Kara Marker
OCT 30, 2017
Infographics
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...
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
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...
OCT 27, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
OCT 25, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
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OCT 23, 2017
Videos
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...
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OCT 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
OCT 18, 2017
Videos
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...
Written By:
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OCT 17, 2017
Videos
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...
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
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Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2017
Cancer
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...
OCT 05, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker