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Rethinking Diabetes Prevention

Type 2 diabetes usually develops over many years, yet preventive measures often begin only once blood glucose levels are already elevated. An international panel of experts led by University Hospital Tübingen and the German Center for Diabetes…

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When fat distribution reaches the brain: New insights into the link between metabolism and memory

Researchers from IDM show that unhealthy fat distribution is associated with declining hippocampal insulin sensitivity – with particularly strong effects observed in women.

 

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Could Prediabetes Remission Also Help Protect Against Cancer?

Prediabetes is traditionally viewed as a precursor to type 2 diabetes. In a recent commentary published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Prof. Dr. Andreas L. Birkenfeld of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and University Hospital…

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Awards & Grants, Diabetes, IDM,

Anja Schork Receives “Junior Faculty Award 2025”

The journal Metabolism honors Dr. Anja Schork, who works at the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases at Helmholtz Munich at the University of Tübingen and at the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), with the Junior Faculty…

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IDM Researchers Accompany Hirschhausen Documentary “Hirschhausen and the Sugar”

Sugar can be enjoyable, but it can also make you ill. How much sugar is still healthy? And are sweeteners really a good alternative? Eckart von Hirschhausen addresses these questions in his new ARD documentary “Hirschhausen und der Zucker”…

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Normalizing Blood Sugar Can Halve Heart Attack Risk

For the first time, an international analysis has shown that when people with prediabetes bring their blood glucose back into the normal range through lifestyle changes, their risk of heart attack, heart failure, and premature death is cut in half.…