Diabetes
A clinician’s co-pilot for diabetes treatment
25 Mar 2025An innovative AI tool uses patient data to generate individualised treatment recommendations to support clinicians in managing type 2 diabetes.
Gene trails lead to a new view of diabetes
26 Dec 2024A comprehensive genomic map reveals how certain genes regulate key cells in blood sugar control, offering new insights for future diabetes treatments.
Gene therapy steadies sugar swings
4 Dec 2024Researchers developed a new method to improve the effectiveness of islet cell transplants, which may offer better treatment options for people with diabetes.
Mindful eating curbs blood sugar spikes
28 Feb 2024Research reveals that the way we chew can affect our blood sugar levels, offering improved strategies for managing blood sugar in people at risk for type 2 diabetes.
A closer look at metformin in maternal diabetes
25 Jan 2022New data suggest that metformin administered to pregnant mothers may have unintended effects on the fetus, prompting the need for further assessment of the drug’s risk-benefit ratio.
A rare glimpse into the pancreas’ origins
1 Nov 2021Induced pluripotent stem cells have helped researchers map the role of the RFX6 gene in a rare congenital disorder known as Mitchell-Riley Syndrome.
Opening the cellular gates to glucose
2 Jul 2021Low levels of sugar entering into pancreatic cells may be the culprit behind insulin secretion defects in early-onset diabetes.
Deciphering a wound healing paradox
4 Jun 2021A*STAR researchers identify a novel mechanism in which an inflammatory protein heals wounds in healthy individuals but has the opposite effect in diabetics.
Delivering drugs in a pinch
21 Oct 2020Using magnets, scientists have developed an innovative pressure-based technique that represents a new frontier in needle-free drug delivery.
You are when you eat
12 Oct 2020It’s not only high-sugar diets that we should be concerned about, but also the timing of when we eat them, finds a study in the emerging field of chrononutrition.
Getting to the roots of early-onset diabetes
23 Aug 2019Mutations in the gene HNF4A impair liver and pancreas development, indicating that maturity-onset diabetes of the young starts much earlier than initially thought.
Writing the roadmap for pancreas development
28 Jun 2019A protein named GATA6 is key to the development of a normal pancreas in humans.