Insulin resistance is concomitant with type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and other features of the metabolic syndrome. Because insulin resistance is associated with cardiovascular disease, both ...

In a recent study published in the journal NPJ Metabolic Health and Disease, researchers hypothesize that the degradation of endogenously secreted insulin (as opposed to the commonly believed insulin ...

A new study focuses on the insulin receptor to understand its role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disease with a major impact on global health. Insulin resistance precedes ...

Research from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like growth factors facilitate brain plasticity. The insulin superfamily of hormones, ...

Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the body mistakenly attacks itself as the immune system destroys the pancreas's insulin ...

McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic ...

Nature study shows a new polymer can deliver insulin through the skin, raising hopes for a painless, needle-free diabetes treatment that performs as effectively as injections ...

We asked experts to explain the condition, its early signs and when to take them seriously. By Knvul Sheikh If you’ve spent time online recently, you’ve likely heard of insulin resistance. People ...

Insulin under normal circumstances exerts its antiatherogenic action in endothelial cells and VSMCs via the PI 3-kinase signaling pathway. Antiatherogenic aspects of insulin action include stimulation ...