Researchers report that dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure.

The study shows compounds found in chocolate, called flavonoids, can help blood vessels work more smoothly, with the possibility of reducing heart disease

An experimental treatment shows positive results for helping patients suffering from diabetes regain their ability to make insulin.

Such help would lessen the need for shots to regulate normal blood sugar levels

Insulin is produced by islet cells in the pancreas, but scientists have been able to persuade adult liver cells to do the same thing and increase insulin production.

It is hoped the work will one day allow the use of a diabetes patient's own liver cells to treat their condition

Scientists believe that insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes, might stem from the habits of a child's grandmother.

Animal studies suggest that children may be at increased risk of diabetes if their grandmother maintained a poor diet while pregnant and breast feeding

A new diabetes treatment will be based on saliva from a Gila monster, AP reports. The drug, named Byetta, manufactured by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly & Co., has just cleared FDA testing. Reports say it will hit the market June 1.

According to the makers, "Byetta is a synthetic version of a protein found in the saliva of the Gila monster that works similarly to the human GLP-1