Additional genetic cause for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease discovered
Credit: DIfE In Germany about 18 million people suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver. The causes of this disease are manifold ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
A disease trigger for pancreatitis has been identified
A Calcium channel is involved in the development of pancreatitisCredit: Prof. Dr. Heiko Witt Patients suffering from chronic pancreatitis experience ...
A CNIO-led European study confirms diabetes type 3c as an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer
Credit: CNIO As biomedical sciences incorporate increasingly sophisticated methodologies and technologies, our understanding of diseases improves. Diabetes is a clear ...
Sponsors select Novotech for CRO Leadership Award
The leading Asia-Pacific biotech specialist CRO Novotech has been awarded a prestigious CRO Leadership Award by Life Science Leader magazine ...
Peptides that can be taken as a pill
Credit: C. Heinis (EPFL) Peptides are short chains of amino acids that occur in our body, in plants or bacteria ...
Gene therapy in mice builds muscle, reduces fat
Approach may lead to new treatment approach for osteoarthritis, obesityCredit: Mike Worful Exercise and physical therapy often are recommended to ...
Newly discovered mechanism can explain increased risk of dementia
Credit: Taher Darreh-Shori Millions of people around the world use acid suppressants called proton pump inhibitors for conditions like heartburn, ...
New molecular auto-control system to avoid an excessive brown adipose tissue activity
Brown adipose tissue: how to auto-control its activityCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Scientific team found a new metabolism regulation system for ...
New genetic markers of type 2 diabetes identified in East Asians
First-in-kind study co-authored by UMass Amherst epidemiologist advances knowledge of diabetes' biological rootsCredit: UMass Amherst In the largest study of ...
Study pinpoints metrics of cost-effective screening for type 1 diabetes
Credit: University of Colorado School of Pharmacy AURORA, Colo. (May 5, 2020) - Health screenings can catch conditions early, helping ...
Lipid biomarkers key to cardiac repair differences in blacks and whites after heart attack
Study indicates that distinct lipid mediators may offer new targets for more personalized heart failure diagnosis and treatmentCredit: Photo courtesy ...
Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics: Launching in 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 4, 2020 Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics a new peer-reviewed, ...
Researchers identify unique glucose-sensing neurons that regulate blood sugar
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Low blood sugar levels, known as hypoglycemia, can be a life-threatening situation, especially for people ...
Boosting levels of good fats with an experimental drug that acts on two newly characterized genes
Salk researchers discover way to increase levels of fats that fight inflammation and diabetes, in miceCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(May ...
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