Hormones are chemical messages that send signals throughout the body. They work slowly and affect body growth, development, metabolism, sexual function, mood, and other functions. Many medications are ...

What qualifies as a high-quality food? Three endocrinologists agree that there's one food type in particular that can support ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sedentary older people at risk of developing diabetes showed significant improvement in the function of their insulin-making beta cells after just one week of exercise, ...

Major advances in signal-transduction research have contributed greatly to understanding the complexities of insulin action, which, when disrupted, can lead to diabetes and other health problems.

New research shows that a cellular program that causes aging can also bring unexpected benefits in the function of pancreatic beta cells and the production of insulin in mice and humans. The findings ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 8-hour time-restricted eating intervention did not improve insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion or ...

For older adults with type 2 diabetes, a single dose of intranasal insulin increases resting-state brain functional connectivity, according to a study published in Diabetes. Hui Zhang, from Peking ...

Podocytes demonstrate a strong reliance on insulin to function properly, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism (2010;12:329-340). Mice hosting podocytes with no insulin receptors developed ...

NEW YORK, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The chairman of Alkermes Inc. said on Tuesday his company's Air Insulin device had convenience advantages over Pfizer Inc's abandoned Exubera, but said all forms of ...