Type 2 diabetes affects more than 500 million people worldwide. In a new study, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in the United States found a new pathway that stimulates insulin production in the preclinical diabetes model for healthy pancreas β cell growth. This discovery brings hope for future treatment, which will improve the life of patients with type 2 diabetes. The relevant research results have recently been published in…
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Pesticides Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Previously, it has been revealed that the use of certain pesticides at home might increase the risk of childhood cancer. However, a recent study claimed that pesticides are also linked to increased risk of diabetes. The report said that long-term exposure to pesticides can significantly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (60 percent). “Our study suggests that pesticides can significantly increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even…