Pope says coronavirus pandemic has proven world needs a new type of politics

Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the ‘magic theories’ of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solidarity. Francis on Sunday laid out his vision for a post-COVID world by uniting the core elements of his social teachings into a new … Read more

Type 2 diabetics can REPAIR their damaged pancreas by losing weight, new study reveals 

Type 2 diabetics can REPAIR their damaged pancreas by losing weight, new study reveals Diabetes patients can restore pancreas to a healthy shape by losing weight  Type 2 diabetics have pancreas which is irregular shape and up to a third smaller Researchers said organ can go back to normal size if patients go into remission … Read more

Rebecca Judd reveals the bizarre ‘type’ of guy she used to date before Chris

Rebecca Judd reveals the bizarre ‘type’ of guy she used to date before meeting AFL star husband Chris By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:52 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 00:54 BST, 16 September 2020 Footy WAG Rebecca Judd has been happily married to retired AFL star Chris Judd for the past … Read more

People who struggle to sleep are a fifth more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, study

People who struggle to get a good night’s sleep are significantly more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, even if they are a healthy weight. A review of more than 1,000 scientific studies into diabetes found insomniacs were at a 17 per cent risk compared to good sleepers. Type 2 diabetes is linked in most … Read more

Six bottlenose whales die in largest live stranding of its type in Ireland’s history

Six whales have died and another is ‘likely’ to perish in what is being described as the largest live stranding of the animals in Ireland’s history. The seven northern bottlenose dolphins were spotted stranded on a beach in Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, on the north west coast of Ireland, earlier today. Conservationists rushed to the beach in … Read more

Scientists create insulin-producing pancreatic cells that could treat type 1 diabetes

Could THIS be a cure for diabetes? Scientists create insulin-making pancreatic cells that escape the disease’s attacks and can be transplanted into patients Researchers created clusters of beta-like cells that are produced in the pancreas from stem cells Adding two proteins to the cells ‘turbo-charged’ them to produce insulin and kept the immune system from … Read more

Covid-19 ‘could cause type 1 diabetes in children’

Covid-19 could lead to type 1 diabetes, researchers fear after witnessing a spike in cases of the disease among infected children.     Academics at Imperial College London looked at how many youngsters had been diagnosed at five paediatric units across the capital.  Around 30 children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes between March 23 and June … Read more

New type of taste bud is discovered that detects almost all flavours

New type of taste bud cell discovered on tongues that can detect sour, sweet, bitter and umami flavours all at the same time Most taste bud cells can only detect a narrow band of flavours and not all of them But cells found in mice are responsive to  sweet, sour, umami and bitter tastes Believed … Read more