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Insulin
Insulin is a hormone which plays a number of roles in the body's metabolism. Insulin regulates how the body uses and stores glucose and fat. Many of the body's cells rely on insulin to take glucose from the blood for energy. It is a naturally-occurring hormone secreted by the pancreas in the body.
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JUL 30, 2015Health & Medicine
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JUL 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
Coca-Cola is a very popular soft drink; if a restaurant doesn't have Coke dispensers, it probably has its competing bran
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2015
Neuroscience
For the more than 15 million Americans who work unusual shifts - evening, graveyard or alternating - the news is unsettl
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 11, 2015
Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School researchers believe that type 2 diabetes might reduce the ability to regulate blood flow, which,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
This article by Kathleen Gillespie originally appeared on The Conversation.Young British men have a problem with diabete
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 21, 2015
Health & Medicine
The bloodier, the better.
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 15, 2015
Neuroscience
The brain gets bigger with physical exercise, according to two recent studies.
If borne out in later work, th ...
If borne out in later work, th ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
University of Montana researchers have good news for endurance athletes hankering for a burger and fries after an intens
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In the four decades since Stanford's Gerald Reaven, MD, helped demonstrate that insulin resistance can lead to type 2 di
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 25, 2015
Immunology
The Thomson Reuters annual forecast found a significant increase in the number of blockbusters set to enter this year's
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 20, 2015
Immunology
In recent years, a deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two illnesses tha ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have located and narrowed down the number of genes that play a role in diabetes. The crucial development is
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
The brain relies on the stabilizing mechanism called "homeostasis" to compensate for erratic shifts and spikes in its ne
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
The combination of colder winter weather in some areas and the holidays can create a one two punch of too much food and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
With all of the concern about fast food and obesity contributing to health problems, a recent study puts a whole new spi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 11, 2014
Cardiology
Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can increase cardiovascular risk factors, including inflammation, insulin resi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 27, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Orgenesis Inc. a leader in the emerging fields of cellular therapy and regenerative medicine, announced that it raised $
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 31, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Can you lose weight by inducing fat cells to burn other fat cells? That's a little simplistic, but that's the gist of a
...
JAN 13, 2014
Videos
The Mechanism of action of insulin, how it acts in the body and how it is affected by Diabetes.
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis