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A long-running study of South Asians investigates why they are more prone to diabetes and heart disease, highlighting the need for alternate screening methods.

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Growing Evidence Ties COVID-19 to Diabetes Risk

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Grape-Doling Tourists Gave Endangered Iguanas High Blood Sugar

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A Global Registry Aims to See if COVID-19 Causes Diabetes

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Mysterious Illness Linked to Lychees Kills Children in India

Human Pancreas Cells Can Be Made to Produce Insulin

Caffeine-Triggered Cells Help Control Blood Sugar in Diabetic Mice

High-Fiber Diet Shifts Gut Microbes, Lowering Blood Sugar in Diabetics

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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