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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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AUG 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
AUG 03, 2017
Neuroscience
"It's all in your head!" Many people say this when they think of diet, exercise or kicking a bad habit. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 01, 2017
Cardiology
The idea that aspirin, prescribed as a blood-thinning drug, may be dangerous for people with heart failure isn’t n
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 24, 2017
Videos
Now that we're past the mid-year mark, how many people are still sticking to the exercise regimen that they had planned
...
JUL 24, 2017
Neuroscience
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is used to treat decompression sickness, which can develop after scuba diving, wounds o
...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 19, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
JUL 12, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
JUL 11, 2017
Microbiology
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...
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Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 01, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2017
Videos
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...
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Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in
...
JUN 12, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2017
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker