9 March 2020
Bacterial DNA has been found in the blood, liver and fat of people who are obese, showing bacterial fragments or even live bacteria are leaking into their bodies. This may help explain the development of type 2 diabetes
2 October 2019
The build-up of fat in the liver affects 1 in 3 people and can lead to type 2 diabetes. An experimental drug tested in monkeys appears to reverse it
25 September 2019
An experimental diabetes drug tested in animals seems to have several beneficial effects, from lowering blood sugar and reducing feeding to maintaining muscle mass and increasing bone density
7 February 2019
Injections with insulin or other drugs could one day be replaced by pills that contain tiny needles that painlessly inject drugs into the lining of the stomach
