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This week in science: researchers functionally cure type 1 diabetes in mice; a strange new organism could represent a ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts nearly two million Americans, and by the time most people learn they have it, most of the body's insulin-producing cells are destroyed. Now, pinpointing a hidden group of ...

For the vast majority of diabetics, the condition requires daily monitoring and maintenance. A lack of insulin being produced naturally by their bodies means consistent monitoring of blood sugar ...

A specially devised hybrid treatment has shown tremendous potential for treating type 1 diabetes in mice, scoring full marks ...

Diabetes was a fatal disease before insulin was discovered on July 27, 1921. A century ago, people diagnosed with this metabolic disorder usually survived only a few years. Physicians had no way to ...

Doctors explain what this could mean for the future of care.

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — When their 11-year-old son started losing weight and drinking lots of water, Tabitha and Bryan Balcitis chalked it up to a growth spurt and advice from his health class. But ...

Diabetes and other chronic conditions are becoming common. Here’s how public health efforts can help bring rates down. As people live longer, a growing percentage of the population is living with, and ...

Overweight and obese Americans should start getting screened for diabetes earlier, at age 35 instead of 40, according to updated national guidelines published Tuesday. The new advice stems from rising ...

Researchers have achieved a clean reversal of Type 1 diabetes in mice by rebuilding their immune systems and restoring ...