Early Study Hints at `Brown Fat` as Potential Diabetes Treatment
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by DiabetesCare.net | Dec 26, 2022
Transplants of brown fat tissue reverses diabetes in mice, according to Vanderbilt University research. Brown adipose (fat) burns white fat to help warm the body when exposed to cold. Both brown and white fat secrete adiponectin, leptin, and IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor), hormones that are important in diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system...
UQ Scientists Target Mango Skin for Fat Reduction
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by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
It may be possible to re-engineer fat cells to burn calories, suggests new University of California, San Francisco research. A protein called PRDM16, which is found in both humans and mice, appears to make fat cells burn metabolically active. Although most diet drugs are aimed at blocking the absorption of calories, new compounds aimed at activating PRDM16...
BP Overtreatment for Diabetics May Be as Common as Undertreatment at VA
by DiabetesCare.net | Jun 8, 2012
Getting more sleep may help curtail a genetic predisposition towards being overweight, according to a new University of Washington study. Because both body mass index (BMI) and the need for sleep are influenced by genetics, researchers analyzed the height, weight, and sleep patterns of more than 1,000 sets of both identical and fraternal twins. They found...
