Those who want to avoid sugar often turn to light products with sweeteners. But are these actually healthier alternatives?… more
Researchers tested a patch that delivers insulin through the skin on mice and pigs. The technology could possibly also be suitable for human diabetics… more
The hormone insulin ensures that the simple sugar glucose gets from the blood into the cells. When this mechanism is disrupted, diabetes of various types occurs… more
At the Max Rubner Institute, researchers look for different sugars in food and organic samples. So-called sugar profiling could make nutritional studies more reliable in the future… more
Using mice, researchers have found that a ketogenic diet can help you lose weight in the short term, but in the long term it leads to numerous health problems… more
At the Max Rubner Institute, chemist Carina Mack examines food and biosamples such as saliva or blood for sugar. This “sugar profiling” is intended, for example, to help detect diseases such as diabetes even earlier… more
Sugar is not only vital as a source of energy, but in excess it can also make you sick. Which paths do sugar molecules take during metabolism in our body?… more
Space travel is currently experiencing an upswing. The drivers for this are private companies and wealthy visionaries, who have initiated a number of new projects, partly hand in hand and partly in competition with state institutions: space flights to the moon or Mars, the opening up of space for wealthy tourists and… more
A new skin implant could save diabetes patients from dangerously low blood sugar. The device contains a glucagon reservoir, the contents of which are automatically released in an emergency… more
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are more common in diabetics because the disease fuels their evolution… more