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 ...

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers have investigated this question. The hormone insulin plays a central ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD New research suggests sleeping a little longer on weekends may help people who cut their sleep short ...

The common forms of type 2 diabetes are caused by a constellation of genetic and epigenetic factors and molecular changes related to diet; lifestyle, including lack of exercise and sleep; ...

Prof. Heiko Lickert is the director of the Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research at Helmholtz Munich, professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and member of the German Center ...

The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about the first step of insulin synthesis. The discovery of insulin has saved the lives ...

It is a pattern of metabolic strain. Persistently high insulin has been associated with conditions that tend to unfold later in life, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cognitive ...

Daily natural light supports your internal body clock, sleep, and appetite. Learn how these effects may influence blood sugar ...

The image shows in magenta the insulin-producing cells (IPCs) and a second group of nerve cells (DH44 positive cells, green), which together with the IPCs regulate central aspects of the energy ...