UMD researchers study metabolism and liver function in embryonic chickens and hatchlings
Findings could improve both animal and human health, providing insights into liver and metabolic disease in animals and humansCredit: Edwin ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
ECTS Steven Boonen Clinical Research Award presented to Professor Cyrus Cooper
Credit: IOF The International Osteoporosis Foundation is delighted to announce that the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) has presented the ...
Distinguished diabetes researcher named 2021 Hamm prize laureate
Credit: University of Exeter Medical School, U.K. OKLAHOMA CITY - Andrew T. Hattersley, DBE, FMedSci, FRS, has been named the ...
Study shows how low-protein intake during pregnancy can cause renal problems in offspring
In an article published in PLOS ONE, scientists at a FAPESP-supported research center describe the impact of hypoproteinemia on the ...
Personalized sweat sensor reliably monitors blood glucose without finger pricks
Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00139 Many people with diabetes endure multiple, painful finger pricks each day to ...
Investigating the role of Brd4 in diet-induced obesity
Credit: Lin-Feng Chen A new study, published in JCI Insight, looks at how Brd4, a regulator of the innate immune ...
Too much salt suppresses phagocytes
Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC For many of us, adding salt to a meal is a perfectly normal thing to do. ...
Obesity, high-salt diet pose different cardiovascular risks in females, males
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, ...
Processed diets might promote chronic infections that can lead to disorders such as diabetes
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases ...
Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI
Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution; obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen ...
Urine of COVID-19 patients could predict who will develop severe disease
Inflammatory markers were higher in people with high blood pressure and diabetesCredit: Dragana Komnenov Rockville, Md. (April 27, 2021)--Urine analysis ...
Five studies point to dangers of environmental exposures
New research highlights surprising effects of invisible and often involuntary exposuresCredit: Image courtesy of Ahmed Alarabi, Texas A&M University. Recent ...
Compound found in some vegetables may reduce diabetes-related kidney damage
Phenethyl isothiocyanate, derived from watercress and other cruciferous vegetables, shows benefits in ratsCredit: Image courtesy of Mohamed El-Sherbiny, AlMaarefa University. ...
Toward painless oral insulin administration
Can insulin be administered orally by simply mixing it with a small intestine permeable cyclic peptide?Left: blood glucose levels continued ...
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