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Islet of langerhans, light micrograph. This structure (centre), found in the pancreas, secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon, which control…

Islet of langerhans, light micrograph. This structure (centre), found in the pancreas, secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon, which control…

Credit: iStock/dml5050 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that protecting a subset of immune cells…

Credit: FG Trade/Getty Images A medication commonly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes, metformin, can help protect against the development…

A new blood-based signature predicts type 2 diabetes years ahead, offering a path to precision prevention. If prevention is the…

Credit: iStock/dml5050 Researchers have identified hundreds of blood metabolites that predict a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes over and…

A new imaging study suggests that the size and shape of the gluteus maximus — the large muscle that forms…

A Garvan Institute of Medical Research-led clinical trial has found that using the type 2 diabetes (T2D) drug metformin reduces…

Scientists analyzing human and mouse pancreatic lymph nodes (PLNs) and spleens have identified a distinct subset of CD4 memory helper…

If you’ve been putting off a root canal, you may want to schedule that appointment. That’s because new evidence suggests…