According to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll, despite statistical data showing a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States over the past 20 years, most Americans don't think they have a weight problem. Full story

A while ago scientists discovered a link between type-2 diabetes and the dysfunction of the immune system, which is often accompanied by excessive weight. Full story

Specialists from the Cancer and Bio-Detection Dogs research center (southern England) trained their dogs to detect dangerous diabetes complications. Full story

The study published by US biologists in Science magazine says that it is now possible to extract cells that become the fat tissue from the walls of blood vessels. New findings will help in the treatment of diabetes and obesity as well as improve wound healing. Progenitor cells of the fat tissue are mature stem cells. Unlikely embryonic stem cells that turn into any cell type, they can develop into different cell types within only one tissue – fat tissue in this case. Full story

Pursuit of cleanliness is an asset. But too much water drowned the miller, as they say. Scientists found that chasing dirt may increase the risk of various diseases. According to statistical data, there was a sharp increase in type 1 diabetes among children for the last 5 years. Scientists have been unable to explain the upsurge for a long time until they finally found the link between the diabetes in kids and their parents’ unreasonable pursuit of cleanliness. Full story

A new simple and tasty remedy for diabetes has been recently found. It has been discovered, that probiotic drinks containing a certain kinds of healthy bacteria may prevent grown-up from developing diabetes. As it is known, bacteria play an important role in digestion – they participate in fixation of essential nutrients, they synthesize vitamins and perform protective functions. Full story