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Fasting diet reduces risk markers of type 2 diabetes
A fasting diet which focuses on eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Professor Jennifer Couper elected as a Fellow!
Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Couper for being elected as a Fellow of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Academy of Health and Medical Sciences!!
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$300,000 awarded to SA diabetes researchers
Before the world had heard of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was another pandemic spreading globally with insidious stealth, at an ever-increasing rate – diabetes. Globally, there are 415 million people living with diabetes and this disease is the fastest growing chronic health condition in the world today. Without significant change, by 2040 it is estimated that 642 million people will have diabetes.
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Platypus venom inspires potential new diabetes treatments
The world-first discovery of a key metabolic hormone found in the venom and gut of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s iconic platypus will now be investigated for its potential to treat type 2 diabetes, in new research led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.
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Platypus venom could hold key to diabetes treatment
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn researchers have discovered remarkable evolutionary changes to insulin regulation in two of the nation’s most iconic native animal species – the platypus and the echidna – which could pave the way for new treatments for type 2 diabetes in humans.
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Winter conception increases mum’s diabetes risk
Research led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has found that women whose babies are conceived in winter are more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy, increasing a range of risk factors for both child and mother.
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