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03/28/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Breaking down diabetes: Researchers have identified FIVE types of diabetes that should each be treated differently

For the longest time, diabetes has been divided into two classifications: Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Yet, as a new study has demonstrated, it may not be as simple as that. The study, which was published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, suggests that diabetes comprised five clusters, with Type 2 diabetes comprising four different […]

01/03/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Balanced potassium levels found to be critical to circadian rhythm processes, including sleep

Like other cells in the body, red blood cells follow circadian rhythms (24-hour biological clocks). These circadian rhythms alter cell activity from day to night. But unlike other cells, red blood cells do not have DNA. Red blood cells also lack the “clock genes” which control rhythms. It was a mystery when it came to […]

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