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May 25, 2022
From the archives: How a medical ‘outsider’ discovered insulin
In September 1923, Popular Science profiled Frederick Grant Banting, a young Canadian doctor who discovered insulin and helped millions.
Dec 01, 2021
The top 10 health and medicine breakthroughs of 2021
From novel vaccines to an ultra-sharp CT scanner, these are the Best of What's New.
Nov 24, 2020
It takes six months to lose all your holiday weight. Here’s how to avoid gaining it instead.
All dieting is yo-yo dieting.
Jun 16, 2020
Doctors add diabetes to the list of COVID-triggered conditions
Infection with the novel coronavirus may set off stress-related diabetes.
Jun 02, 2020
Sea snail venom could lead to better insulin for diabetics
A venomous sea snail that lives at the bottom of the ocean could be the key to superior insulin.
Apr 26, 2017
Smartphone-controlled cells release insulin on demand in diabetic mice
Diabetes: There’s literally an app for that
Oct 10, 2016
Hacking Diabetes At Home
People with the disease have found new ways to modify their gear, and their own metabolisms
Sep 13, 2016
Cone Snail Venom Could Help Create Speedy Diabetes Treatments
A fast-acting insulin sea snails use to stun prey may help people