Diabetes (journal)

January 4, 2024

Study shows liraglutide results in increased insulin sensitivity independent of weight loss

By Jill Clendening
Jordan Wright, MD, PhD, left, and Adel Eskaros, MBBS, PhD, are lead authors of the report on pancreatic exocrine-endocrine “crosstalk.” (photo by Susan Urmy)
November 1, 2023

Pancreas “crosstalk” may influence course of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

In the largest study of its kind, researchers at Vanderbilt have identified unexpected alterations in the exocrine tissues of the pancreas that occur in the two major forms of diabetes, and with aging and obesity.

By Bill Snyder
Insulin in vials
November 11, 2021

New way to bEET insulin resistance

Signaling molecules called EETs could improve insulin resistance, a primary risk factor for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Bill Snyder
August 5, 2021

Gene expression in diabetic nephropathy

Vanderbilt researchers are looking to mRNA populations in podocytes — kidney cells that help filter blood — to help identify potential targets for treating diabetic kidney disease.

By Shivani Sharma
October 5, 2020

Clue to diabetic kidney disease

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a signaling pathway that promotes kidney fibrosis in patients with diabetes — and that could be targeted with an existing approved medication.

By Sarah E. Glass
Insulin in vials
October 11, 2018

Insulin accelerant

It’s possible to increase the permeability of blood vessels and accelerate insulin action in muscle, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Laura Daniel
March 23, 2018

Voluntary exercise and energy balance

Non-exercise physical activity has a measurable energy expenditure, which goes down when animals engage in voluntary exercise, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 16, 2013

Relaxin combats insulin resistance

The hormone relaxin may offer a novel approach for treating diet-induced insulin resistance.
By Leigh MacMillan
June 6, 2013

Matrix member key to insulin resistance

A component of the extracellular matrix that surrounds cells plays a role in insulin resistance and may be a good therapeutic target.
By Leigh MacMillan