Many medications are employed to regulate hormones for different purposes, including ovulation cycles, growth and development, and sugar uptake. Insulin is one hormone used to help cells obtain ...

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Intranasal administration means insulin goes directly to the brain, and it may enhance cognitive function, according to Harvard Medical School associate professor and author Vera Novak, M.D., Ph.D.

Researchers have discovered a novel function of brain insulin, indicating that impaired brain insulin action may be the cause of the unrestrained lipolysis that initiates and worsens Type 2 ...

Arterial endothelial function is enhanced with insulin in healthy people, but impaired in those with metabolic syndrome, recent study findings show. In patients with metabolic syndrome, vascular ...

Taking 5,000 IU of vitamin D per day may improve insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function for those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in the European Journal ...

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depression (i.e., low mood and a loss of ...

Learn why insulin is an important CNS regulatory peptide. Can it influence development of Alzheimer disease?