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A certain proportion of the adult population has not only white adipose (or fatty) tissue, but also the brown kind. ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
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Cancer's metabolism subject of trailblazing study
ITHACA, N.Y. - No matter what form cancer takes in the body, it starts at the cellular level and grows ...
Lipid raft components offer potential cholesterol-lowering drug target
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Can pyruvate improve cardiac function following surgery?
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Researchers zero in on potential therapeutic target for diabetes, associated diseases
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Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
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Scientists discovered mechanisms behind neonatal diabetes
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School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity
New Haven, Conn. -- In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases ...
Obesity, risk of cognitive dysfunction? Consider high-intensity interval exercise
Study first to use high-intensity interval exercise on obese individuals to test effects on cognitive dysfunctionCredit: Department of Exercise Science ...
Subtype of immune B cells can delay type 1 diabetes onset in mice
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical ...
A molecular look at nascent HDL formation
Biophysicists dissect the first step in reverse cholesterol transportCredit: Liu et al. JLR 2018 Oil and water don't mix. But ...
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