A major study conducted by Cambridge University researchers and published in the journal Diabetologia has concluded that one of the major culprits behind increased risk of type 2 diabetes are sugary drinks…
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Clinical trial for Alzheimer’s to start in UK; diabetes drug Liraglutide put to test
A clinical trial looking into the effect of a widely used diabetic drug Liraglutide on Alzheimer’s will start off in UK soon recruitment for which is already underway. Based on a groundbreaking…
Possible link between autism and gestational diabetes found, researchers say
Researchers have established a possible link between increased risk of autism and gestational diabetes based on a research involving a group of more than 320,000 children. According to researchers intrauterine exposure to…
Cranberry, Pomegreat juice pack more sugar than full-sugar cola
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged soft drinks manufacturers to ramp up their efforts rather than dragging their heels and commit to minimising sugar content in their products as shoppers are…
Eggs said to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes
Researchers at University of Eastern Finland have established that consumption of eggs reduces the risk of type-2 diabetes and men who ate approximately four eggs per week had a 37 per cent…
Watching TV increases risk of diabetes
A new study that looked into how sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of diabetes found that every hour spent watching television increases the risk of developing diabetes by 3.4 per cent. The…
NHS floats type 2 diabetes prevention programme
The National Health Services (NHS) has launched a new type 2 diabetes prevention programme across the UK under which free cooking and exercise classes will be offered to people with type 2…
Type 1 diabetes vaccine is just 10 years away, scientists say
Scientists are optimistic about possibility of a vaccine for type 1 diabetes so much so that they have claimed that the vaccine could be available “within a generation”. The announcement comes on…