For most healthy women, optimal fasting insulin levels should be less than 25 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), ...

The hormone adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessel cells, contributing to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Blocking ...

Weight loss science has evolved a lot in recent years. It's no longer about calories in, calories out. Now, promising new ...

JUPITER — Using a blend of computer modeling, structural and cell-based studies, scientists at The Wertheim UF Scripps ...

Insulin has been the primary way of treating diabetes and other high blood sugar conditions for nearly a century. Now, researchers say a molecule made in fat tissue could pave the way for new diabetes ...

Everything from your metabolism to your fertility is controlled by hormones. There are more than 50 hormones in the human body, and some are really good at one job, while others multitask. Sound ...

Research has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like growth factors facilitate brain plasticity. The insulin super-family of hormones, including insulin, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), ...

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a structured eating approach that focuses on the timing of when you eat. Research suggests that ...

Extract: Forty-five children with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus were evaluated in terms of endogenous release of insulin and growth hormone using glucose, tolbutamide, arginine and glucagon as ...