1 in 3 adults are on the brink of diabetes but 90% of them don't know they're at risk - are YOU one of them? We reveal the signs to watch out for...

University of Florida experts found 90 per cent of people with prediabetes don't know they have it. Daily Mail explains skin darkening and frequent urination are prediabetes symptoms to watch.

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Trouble sleeping? The size of your tongue, tonsils could be why

Oversized tonsils and tongues place people at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep due to blocked upper airways, suggests a new report.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160308140817.htm

Brain activity of nematodes seeking food offers new view on sleep

If you have trouble sleeping, the neurons in your brain may be firing like those in roundworms randomly seeking food in the absence of clues, says a biologist.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160308133054.htm

The 1p pill that could slash the risk of breast cancer : Thousands of women who take cheap diabetes drug are 'less likely to develop the disease', scientists discover

Danish scientists found women who take diabetes drugs such as metformin - which costs as little as 1p per pill - are less likely to have high ‘breast density’, a major risk factor for cancer.

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Genes influence sleep/wake timing of seizures in people with epilepsy

New research shows that genetics plays a role in sleep/wake timing of seizures. Researchers studied 1,395 individuals with epilepsy in families containing multiple people with epilepsy to determine whether sleep/wake timing of seizures runs in families.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160307144456.htm

Scientists map roots of premeditated, violent 'intent' in animal brain

The bad intentions that often precede violence originate in a specific brain region, according to a study in mice. The work is the first, say the study authors, to tie warning signs of premeditated violence -- stalking, bullying, and possibly sexual aggression -- to a distinct part of the hypothalamus, the brain region that also controls body temperature, hunger and sleep in mammals.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160307112937.htm

Scientists map roots of premeditated, violent 'intent' in animal brain

The bad intentions that often precede violence originate in a specific brain region, according to a study in mice. The work is the first, say the study authors, to tie warning signs of premeditated violence -- stalking, bullying, and possibly sexual aggression -- to a distinct part of the hypothalamus, the brain region that also controls body temperature, hunger and sleep in mammals.

Originally published at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160307112937.htm