The results of a clinical trial offer promising signs that daily doses of an insulin nasal spray could be used to slow age-related cognitive decline. The trial found the treatment to be effective in elderly subjects with and without type 2 diabetes.

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A wide-ranging new study involving almost half a million subjects has provided compelling new insights into what constitutes healthy sleeping habits, suggesting seven hours per night is best for brain health during middle and old age.

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New research has followed the recovery of more than 2,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The findings show barely one in four patients reported feeling fully recovered from COVID-19 a year after being discharged from hospital.

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The allure of of a donut or hamburger can test the resolve of even the strictest of dieters, but a new study has hinted that exercise can help us resist the temptation and promote healthier eating.

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A new study has found some COVID-19 patients can shed fragments of the virus in their feces up to seven months past their initial infection. The researchers hypothesize this persistence of virus in the gut may play a role in long COVID symptoms.

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Research from the UCSD School of Medicine into the effects of chronic pod-based e-cigarette use found a variety of raised inflammatory markers in different organs depending on e-cigarette flavor, with neuroinflammation the most prominent adverse effect.

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New research has tracked more than one million COVID-19 cases after their illness and found a person’s risk of blood clotting events such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism significantly increase in the months after infection.

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Does insomnia directly increase a person’s blood sugar? A new study suggests it does, and proposes treating insomnia in diabetic patients could lead to significant improvements in their disease symptoms.

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For some time now, blueberries have been claimed to slow the progression of memory loss. A new study now suggests that compounds found in the berries may also help heal chronic wounds such as diabetes-related skin pressure ulcers.

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Because diabetics often lack sensation in their feet, they may not shift foot pressure as needed, potentially leading to serious skin ulcers. A set of experimental insoles were created that problem in mind, as they shift the pressure for the wearer.

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