A provocative new theory suggests one root cause of Alzheimer's disease may be halted by a diabetes drug. The new theory will be tested in thousands of Alzheimer's patients taking Avandia. A preliminary experiment involving 511...

AP - A provocative new theory suggests that one root cause of Alzheimer's disease is linked to diabetes — a theory about to be tested in thousands of Alzheimer's patients given the diabetes drug Avandia in hopes of slowing brain decay.

The scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LIAI) have made a major finding in the majority of the laboratory mice they have tested that may reverse the onset of type 1 diabetes. This study of laboratory mice...

AP - Trying to slow the growing health care costs of diabetes, the University of Michigan said Monday it will provide most diabetes medicines free to insured employees and their families who need the drugs.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- America's obesity epidemic is definitely driving the nation's type 2 diabetes epidemic, says a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- America's obesity epidemic is definitely driving the nation's type 2 diabetes epidemic, says a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mothers with type 1 diabetes are just as likely as other women to be able to breast-feed their babies, despite difficulties with blood sugar levels and health problems in their infants, Danish researchers reported. Dr. Elisabeth Mathiesen...

Reuters - There is no strong relationship between depression in elderly patients with diabetes and the degree to which they control their blood sugar levels, researchers report.

Reuters - Mothers with type 1 diabetes are just as likely as other women to be able to breast-feed their babies, despite difficulties with blood sugar levels and health problems in their infants, Danish researchers report.

A study by researchers from the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Alabama suggests exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of developing diabetes. Researchers observed 4,572 smokers between the ages of 18-30. A...

Reuters - Poor blood sugar control and frequent emergency room visits are among the signs that a child or adolescent with diabetes may be suffering from depression, according to new research.

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Washington DC (AHN) - A review of a vegetarian diet shows it is highly effective for weight loss. Noticeably vegetarian populations tend to be slimmer than meat-eaters, and experience lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other...

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) - A new study questions whether or not doctors are educating diabetes patients in order to prevent limb amputations. While diabetes can lead to amputation because of damage to the nerves and blood vessels that serve the limbs, a study...

AP - A transplant-free approach to curing Type 1 diabetes using medication has been reaffirmed in tests on mice, according to a Washington University study.

Reuters - There may be a silver lining for kids who develop type 1 diabetes at a young age. They seem to be much less likely than children with later onset to develop kidney failure in adulthood, one of the feared consequences of the diabetes, investigators in Sweden report in the medical journal Diabetes Care.

AP - South Korea on Thursday stripped disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk of his license to conduct stem cell research, the latest blow since revelations that his most high-profile work relied on forged evidence.

Reuters - Women who are physically active before pregnancy are less likely to develop diabetes during pregnancy, a new study shows. It also indicates that the risk rises with the amount of pre-pregnancy television viewing.

Reuters - The attention span of diabetic children in the classroom appears to improve when their blood sugar levels are stabilized, researchers from Arizona State University in Tempe report.

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who experience numerous complications, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or preterm birth, may also be at an increased risk of developing heart disease and early death, new research suggests.

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who experience numerous complications, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or preterm birth, may also be at an increased risk of developing heart disease and early death, new research suggests.