New study sheds light on how blood vessel damage from high glucose concentrations unfolds
Scientists from University of Warwick modelled effects of high blood glucose on cells that line blood vessels Study improves understanding ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
Obesity worsens disability in multiple sclerosis
A study by I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed delves into the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between lipid metabolism and disease Obesity is ...
Extending sleep may lower cardiometabolic risk
Increasing sleep duration may help reduce cardiometabolic risk--or the risk of heart disease and metabolic disorders-- in individuals who do ...
Study follows the health of older adults with prediabetes problems
Credit: Ying Shang In a Journal of Internal Medicine study that followed older adults with prediabetes for 12 years, most ...
For Latinos with diabetes, new study looks at ways to improve medication adherence
Certain lifestyle changes and low-cost interventions may improve how patients manage their medication regimenCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES -- ...
How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation
A computational method to experimentally test a theory Growing evidence shows that the brain's dopamine system, which drives motivation, is ...
Research reveals role of fat storage cells in anti-obesity intervention
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine establishes a ...
Scientists bioengineer human liver disease in the lab to find new treatments
3D human liver organoids help reveal molecular secrets of deadly ailmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists successfully bioengineered human liver organoids that ...
Circadian clock and fat metabolism linked through newly discovered mechanism
Credit: Michael Estrella, Jin Du and Alexei Korennykh, Princeton University The enzyme Nocturnin, which governs daily tasks such as fat ...
Society for Endocrinology & British Thyroid Association issue statement against new treatment recommendation
The Society for Endocrinology (SfE) and British Thyroid Association (BTA) have issued a statement challenging recommendations made in a clinical ...
Study sheds new light on the harms of air pollution
University at Buffalo research reveals how fluctuating air pollution at the Beijing Olympics affected local residents' bodies at the level ...
Bariatric surgery can be safe and effective for adolescents
Rutgers-led study reviews the evidence for and against the procedure for teen-agers with obesityCredit: Rutgers University Pediatricians are often reluctant ...
Stiffening arteries in teenagers with persistent obesity
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Children and adolescents with long-term obesity have increased arterial stiffness by their late teens, a ...
New evidence: It’s not necessary to fast before complete cholesterol test
Study compares nonfasting lipid levels and fasting lipid levels in the same individuals, finding similar association with cardiovascular events even ...
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