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The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother's diet early in pregnancy, according to new findings.

A DOZEN new genes linked to the most common form of diabetes have been identified by scientists, bringing the known total to 38.

An international team of scientists working on the largest study to date to look at DNA and type 2 diabetes say they have found 12 new gene links that offer important clues to how the chronic disease works.

( University of California - San Francisco ) The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother's diet early in pregnancy, according to new findings of an international team led by researchers at UCSF.

The cause of diabetes during pregnancy is directly controlled by serotonin, a chemical produced by the body and normally known as a neurotransmitter, and is influenced by the amount of protein in the mother's diet early in pregnancy, according to new findings of an international team led by researchers at UCSF.

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New research indicates that having diabetes approximately doubles the risk of developing a wide range of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attack and stroke. Diabetes is now estimated to be responsible for one in every ten deaths from cardiovascular disease. The findings are published in this week's Lancet and are being presented at the American Diabetes Association's 70th Scientific ...