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Some cases of “diabetes” II may be just deficiency of (active) vitamin B6

Despite the widespread food fortification with vitamins in many “developed” countries, the fortification mostly revolves around iron,…

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How vitamin K protects from diabetes

The study discovered a new protein requiring vitamin K as a co-factor. It has long been known…

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Aspirin may treat pancreatitis…and other fibrotic conditions

While most of medicine’s attention is focused on acute pancreatitis (AP) since AP is often deadly, rates…

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PUFA metabolites may trigger diabetes type I

Type I diabetes is known as an autoimmune condition. Namely, for some “unknown” reason(s) the beta-cells of…

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DHT can stop aging of the pancreatic beta-cells (insulin-producing)

Another great study, which demonstrates that far from being a “villain” (in both males and females) DHT…

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Blocking endotoxin (LPS) may reverse/cure diabetes type I (insulin dependent)

Yet another study demonstrating the key role of endotoxin in the pathology of perhaps the most widespread…