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How the brain keeps extra calories from becoming extra pounds

Key is turning calories into heat instead of fat full story»

Diabetes treatment linked to increased blood pressure

In animal studies, drugs under development caused increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure full story»

Death protein may cause neural tube defects in babies of diabetic mothers

Study adds impetus for blood sugar control in diabetic and obese women full story»

Hormone leptin tied to fat breakdown in muscle

Findings connect diabetes and obesity, suggest new look at obesity treatment full story»

Single enzyme may be linked to obesity

Findings could lead to treatments to curb "beer belly" fat full story»

Immune system discovery may lead to preventive therapy for diabetes

Researchers prevent onset of diabetes in mice predisposed to the disease full story»

Common aspirin reveals mechanism of insulin resistance

Findings suggest treatment target for type 2 diabetes full story»

Diet and exercise dramatically delay type 2 diabetes

Diabetes medication metformin also effective full story»

Fat cells tied to whole-body insulin resistance

Molecular basis of link between obesity and diabetes has remained unclear full story»

Brain found to play unexpected role in Type II diabetes

Findings could change theory and treatment of the disease full story»
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