Dissecting fruit flies’ varying responses to life-extension diet
Study may help explain how genes and other factors influence an individual's response to restricting caloriesCredit: Alice C. Gray Changes ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
Sorting and secreting insulin by expiration date
The age of insulin parcels may matter, researchers say, when it comes to diagnosing and treating diabetesCredit: Belinda Yau and ...
UCLA study pinpoints new function for histones
Discovery suggests the proteins played essential role in evolutionCredit: Kurdistani lab/UCLA FINDINGS UCLA scientists have identified a new function for ...
Research news tip sheet: Story ideas from Johns Hopkins Medicine
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Eating a Late Meal May Be Harmful To Your Metabolic Health, Particularly For Early Birds Media ...
‘Stay at home but don’t stay still,’ researchers recommend
In a review article published in the American Journal of Physiology, Brazilian researchers present scientific evidence on the impact of ...
Females use anti-inflammatory T cells to keep their blood pressure down
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University In the face of a multipronged front to drive blood pressure up, including ...
Mouse model identified to study common form of heart failure linked to age-related obesity
New study suggests mice deficient in a receptor needed to clear unresolved inflammation may help in discovering therapies for heart ...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
Credit: Chloe Russell, as featured in her book Up Your A-Z An Encyclopedia On Gut Bacteria The role genetics and ...
Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes
Veterans Affairs study based on more than 275,000 patientsCredit: Mackenzie Adams A new study finds that clinicians can use patient ...
2020 Warren Alpert Prize recognizes seminal discoveries in metabolism
Trio of researchers elucidated the role of gut hormones, enabling the design of treatments for diabetes, obesity, short bowel syndromeCredit: ...
Why and to what extent a large hip protects from type 2 diabetes and CVD
Credit: Norbert Stefan In a Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology review article Norbert Stefan from the German Center for Diabetes Research ...
New nanoparticle drug combination for atherosclerosis
Credit: Professor Ji-Ho Park, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam ...
Premature epigenomic aging acts like a ‘sleeper cell’ that is awaken by Western-style diet
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine The epigenome is sometimes referred to as the "software" or "operating system" of the genome. ...
Continuous glucose monitoring reduces hypoglycemia in older adults with type 1 diabetes
Results from a six-month, multi-site clinical trial called the Wireless Innovation for Seniors with Diabetes Mellitus (WISDM) Study Group have ...
Novotech webinar: Why Asia-Pacific attracts 60% of all hepatology trials globally
This webinar focusses on the reasons why the Asia-Pacific is attracting 60% of ongoing and planned hepatology trials globally (source ...
Cholesterol levels dropping in Western nations but rising in Asia
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations ...
Brothers in arms: The brain and its blood vessels
Study shows how blood vessels sense the metabolic state of neuronal cellsCredit: MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, B. Sheikh The ...
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common ...
New indication of a link between Alzheimer’s and diabetes
High-resolution 3D model reveals strong similarity in fibril structureCredit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich/HHU Düsseldorf/Gunnar Schröder Pathological protein clumps are characteristic of ...
Study links elevated levels of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with breast cancer risk
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina assess the connection between dietary advanced glycation end products ...
