The Human Physiology Core was designed to promote interactions and collaborations oriented towards better understanding the pathophysiology of diabetes and cardiometabolic disease risk. To this end, ...

Patients with type 2 diabetes often have comorbid major depressive disorder, but the underlying neurobiological substrates are still poorly understood. The goal of this study was, therefore, to ...

In a recent review published in the journal Diabetologia, researchers in Austria discussed the sex-based differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches for type 2 diabetes and ...

Diabetes was first recognized around 1500 B.C.E. by the ancient Egyptians, who considered it a rare condition in which a person urinated excessively and lost weight. The term diabetes mellitus, ...

Most patients with type 2 diabetes are treated with a 'one-size-fits-all' protocol, but this approach can leave many cases inadequately managed. New work indicates that inherited genetic changes may ...

image: The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases recently awarded a team of UTHSC researchers $1.99 million for their work to advance understanding of the pathophysiology of ...

The diverse research interests of department faculty encompass the broad field of internal medicine and related translational sciences. Identification of novel biomarkers to predict heart disease, ...

There's some evidence that too little potassium-- a nutrient in foods like bananas, squash, and potatoes -- might have a link to diabetes. The reason for the connection: The role of insulin in type 2 ...

About 29 million Americans currently have diabetes, and an estimated 81 million have prediabetes – that’s more than one out of every three adults at an increased risk for developing diabetes, ...

People who might be considered thin or skinny can develop prediabetes, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Weight is one possible risk factor, including age, family medical history, and ethnicity.