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Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise

...wo-thirds to three-fourths of people with diabetes mellitus die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease, according to the American Heart Association. "For both of these groups, their lifetime risk of developing hypertension is high," Petrella said. "Anything we can do to reduce that is important." ...

Researchers reverse juvenile diabetes in animal model

...abetes also is known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes. While type 2 diabetes typically strikes adults, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that more than 1 million children and teenagers (age 19 and younger) have type 1 diabetes. According to the NIH, 5 perc...

New study reveals signaling pathways required for expansion of pancreas stem cells

...elial progenitors. "The complications of diabetes mellitus impose enormous medical, economic, and social costs to both the patient and the health-care system. These experiments provide novel insights into the signaling pathways that are required for expansion of pancreas stem cells," says Sarvetnick. "Our wo...

76 percent of workers older than 60 years of age are overweight or obese

...patients, such as those suffering from obesity, or mellitus diabetes....

Diabetes slows nerve recovery after heart transplant

...forts aimed at reducing cardiac risk with diabetes mellitus patients," explained Bengel, who was an associate ...coronary arteries and veins," he added. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body ...

Erectile dysfunction in diabetes is due to selective defect in the brain

...ction is a well-recognized consequence of diabetes mellitus in men. Erectile dysfunction, retrograde ejaculation and the loss of seminal emission have all been described by such patients. This study examined induced penile erection, yawning and stretch in diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats treated with ...

Breakthrough in understanding type-2 diabetes as key genes identified

...individual their likelihood of developing diabetes mellitus type 2, commonly known as type-2 diabetes. The researchers identified four loci, or points on individuals' genetic maps, which corresponded to a risk of developing the disorder. The scientists, from Imperial College London, McGill University, Can...