Ridglan Farms houses more than 3,200 dogs whose only purpose is to be used in - or sold for - scientific experiments.

Insulin resistance occurs when the body’s cells become less responsive to insulin, leading to higher blood sugar levels and ...

The common diabetes drug metformin works partly by excreting sugar from the bloodstream into the intestines, where gut ...

A new animal study suggests that ingesting aspartame causes an insulin spike in mice which can induce or exacerbate atherosclerosis — a build-up of fatty plaque in the arteries. This in turn can lead ...

Effects of Omega-3 supplementation in non-obese individuals “Our experiments involved Goto-Kakizaki [GK] rats, an animal model for non-obese type 2 diabetes. We found that insulin resistance can be ...

A Brazilian study published in the journal Nutrients suggests that fish oil can weaken insulin resistance and reduce glucose intolerance by modulating the body's inflammatory response. The ...

Researchers have discovered a novel approach to protecting insulin-producing beta cells from the damaging effects of glucolipotoxicity - a harmful condition linked to the progression of type 2 ...

[3] These findings suggest another mechanism by which thiazolidinediones may restore insulin sensitivity to tissues. Although the animal studies demonstrate a role for TNF-a in insulin resistance ...