December 8, 2008 — Variants in MTNR1B, a gene that codes for human melatonin receptor MT2, are associated with fasting glucose levels and risk for type 2 diabetes, according to 3 studies appearing ...

New light has been shed on why people who carry a common genetic mutation may be more at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. By carefully studying healthy subjects, researchers were able to chart the ...

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have helped identify a genetic variant that regulates glucose levels and also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. The results of the study ...

Eating dinner close to bedtime when endogenous melatonin levels are high is associated with decreased insulin secretion and decreased glucose tolerance, which increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. And ...

Taking melatonin close to mealtimes may put people with the genetic variant MTNR1B at a greater risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to recent study findings published in Metabolism. “Our ...

A sleeping pancreas releases less insulin, but how much insulin drops each night may differ from person to person, suggests a new study. Up to 30 percent of the population may be predisposed to have a ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with shoulder disorders such as a rotator cuff tear or frozen shoulder, melatonin may mediate nocturnal pain, according to a study published in the July 2 issue of The Journal ...