This is the second installment of a 3-part series covering some of the contributions animals have made to treatments for diabetes. Read part one and part three. Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the body’s cells don’t adequately use insulin from the pancreas to turn glucose into energy. The result is high […]
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA scientist who kept thalidomide off U.S. market, has died at age 101.  You may not know her name, but she played a pivotal role in drug development requirements generally and the importance of animal research specifically. In fact, it was Dr. Kelsey who continually rejected approval of thalidomide from the US […]
Here is yet another study that touts the benefits of dieting, but not in the traditional, self-restricting sort of way. What would you think of dieting a few days a month rather than daily for weeks? Too good to be true? Read on. Researchers at the University of Southern California started with yeast cultures, then […]
Diabetes affects over 400 million people worldwide. Diabetics are either unable to produce insulin or their bodies are insensitive to it. Because of this, many need to monitor their blood glucose levels and inject insulin to control their blood sugar. But new research could potentially make this process easier and safer through a “smart” insulin […]
In a recent study, what we have always heard is again confirmed; graze all day instead of fasting and gorging to maintain a healthy weight. What’s more in this particular study, if you want to keep off belly fat, do not skip meals. Researchers used two groups of mice. The first group received normal amounts […]
There have been several research studies on calorie restricted diets and living longer. Rats were the first to live 50% longer if they had less calories. This was also common to Fruit flies, and C. Elegans, little round worms. As it turns out, this is a bit of a conundrum, especially when we are talking […]