Scientists Hack A Human Cell And Reprogram It Like A Computer

CELLS ARE BASICALLY tiny computers: They send and receive inputs and output accordingly. If you chug a Frappuccino, your blood sugar spikes, and your pancreatic cells get t...

This Diabetes Activist Hacked Her Medical Device And Made An Artificial Pancreas

Algorithms are boring until your life depends on them. People with Type 1 diabetes use algorithms all day long. They perform mental calculations to manage their blood-sugar...

Richard Branson Launches Study To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

Richard Branson and Virgin Unite have launched a new study aimed at reversing Type 2 Diabetes. “The Caribbean, where I’ve been living for nearly four decades no...

Drink Soda? Take 12,000 Steps

People who consume the sweetener fructose — which is most people nowadays — risk developing a variety of health problems. But the risk drops substantially if th...

Exercise ‘Snacks’ to Control Blood Sugar

Multiple, brief, snack-sized portions of exercise may control blood sugar better than a single, continuous workout, according to new research that adds to a growing body of...

The Health Hazards Of Sitting

Organ damage

Heart Disease

Muscles burn less fat and blood flows more sluggishly during a long sit, allowing fatty acids to more easily clog the heart. ...

50% of Diabetics Do Not Adhere To Insulin Treatment Practices

More than 80 percent of people have psychological resistance to taking insulin injections which remains a critical component of treatment of diabetes, medical experts said....