In a world where heart disease continues to rank as the top cause of death, scientists are urgently searching for ways to prevent it—especially among people facing obesity. Now, new research points to ...

The insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a zinc-dependent metallopeptidase with a pivotal role in modulating cerebral levels of both insulin and amyloid β peptides. In the healthy brain, IDE contributes ...

ampk Physical activity benefits diabetics and others with insulin resistance. One of the reasons is that a single bout of physical activity increases the effectiveness of insulin. Thus, physical ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ In a discovery that may lead to new therapies for type 2 diabetes, researchers have solved a decades-old mystery of why high doses of aspirin lower blood sugar levels and make cells ...