Tag: Type 2

  • Health

    Sorry, fries are no match for almonds

    A Harvard expert challenges a new study that suggests there is little difference between eating a 300-calorie serving of french fries and a 300-calorie serving of almonds every day for a month, in terms of weight gain or other markers for diabetes risk.

    2 minutes
    Choosing healthy or harmful food. Almond nuts or French fries in hand
  • Health

    Reprogramming cells, long term

    Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have demonstrated that adult cells, reprogrammed into another cell type in a living animal, can remain functional over a long period. The work is an important advance in the effort to develop cell-based therapies for tissue repair, and specifically in the effort to develop improved treatment for diabetes.

    5 minutes