A ground-breaking study at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of the University of Southern California found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had too little.
Since Vitamin D insufficiency is linked to increased body fat, decreased muscle strength and a range of disorders, this is a serious health issue. Vitamin D insufficiency is a […]

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According to research from Duke University Medical Center appearing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, obese white men who have both diabetes and prostate cancer have significantly worse outcomes following radical prostatectomy than do men without diabetes who undergo the same procedure.
The study found no link between diabetes and prostate cancer progression. But in a […]

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According to research from Duke University Medical Center appearing in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, .those obese white men having both diabetes and prostate cancer have significantly worse outcomes following radical prostatectomy than do men without diabetes who undergo the same procedure
Previous studies have shown that diabetes is linked with a lower risk of developing […]

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US researchers at University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, say that mitochondrial damage causes people with type 2 diabetes to lose insulin-producing cells, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
Mitochondria provide energy for cellular activity.
The researchers found that when insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas can’t respond to circulating insulin, […]

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Overweight men are wanted by researchers in Aberdeen aiming to better understand the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Twenty overweight men with the condition and another 20 overweight men without are being sought for the study.
It is hoped it could improve treatment and prevention of type 2 diabetes.
The study by the University of Aberdeen […]

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A study published in the journal Diabetic Medicine, found that men over the age of 50 are twice as likely to have undiagnosed type-2 diabetes as their female counterparts
The study also found that the risk of having undiagnosed diabetes was greater for those with a high body mass index (BMI), a large waist, high blood […]

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A new study at Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, suggests men with diabetes have an increased risk for erectile dysfunction (ED) than those without diabetes.
The diabetes control and complications trial clearly revealed that better long-term control of blood glucose in diabetes type 1 is associated with decreased frequency and delayed the onset of microvascular […]

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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine believe that androgen deficiency might be the underlying cause for a variety of common clinical conditions, including diabetes, erectile dysfunction, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.
Androgens, such as testosterone, are a steroid hormone that supports the development and maintenance of male characteristics. In a number of studies, androgen deficiency […]

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A recent study at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan, suggests that for men with type 2 diabetes, a cell type linked to allergic inflammation is closely linked to a key indicator of diabetic kidney disease (nephropathy).
Previous studies have suggested that patients with asthma and other allergic diseases are at increased risk of heart disease. Heart […]

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A new research at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows that whole grains are good for heart, lower risk of diabetes and stroke, and may help prevent certain cancers. They also help in managing weight.
To ensure that there is a good amount of whole grains in your diet, you may add wild rice or brown rice […]

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