June 12, 2025 — Tufts University scientists are aiming to revolutionize the future of weight loss drugs by engineering a new compound that targets four gut hormones instead of the usual one to ...

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Diabetes describes a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar levels. Diabetes can be caused by the pancreas not producing insulin (type 1 diabetes) or by insulin resistance ...

Just over a year after its first phase 3 trial of its Engensis gene therapy for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) bombed, Helixmith has started dosing patients in a new study.

Instead, cells will use fat for fuel. This may lead to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a potentially deadly condition that causes the blood to become too acidic. In DKA, ketone levels are not managed ...

Reaching type 2 diabetes remission is a major milestone. Remission means maintaining a hemoglobin A1C status of below 6.5 percent for at least three months without taking any glucose-lowering ...