An unusual creature is coming out of winter’s slumber. Here’s why scientists are excited.
Duke Lemur Center recreates the seasonal swings of native habitat, helping to unlock the secrets of hibernation.Credit: Photo by David ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
Multiyear workplace health promotion program shown to prevent health risks
The results of an eight-year workplace health promotion program were encouraging for health promotionCredit: 4event oy / Tuomas Vuorio A ...
UMD explores nettle as a functional food for obesity, diabetes, and immune health
Research moves beyond examining nettle as a supplement to examine its benefits as a foodCredit: Obanda Lab, University of Maryland ...
The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
New research in mice points to a significant role for fungi to shape metabolism, including fat deposition, and metabolic hormones.Credit: ...
Accelerating gains in abdominal fat during menopause tied to heart disease risk
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, March 3, 2021 - Women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause ...
How to choose low glycaemic index (GI) foods? A GI “glossary” of Asian foods released
Singapore research team's comprehensive study provides the glycaemic index values for a variety of foods that are consumed in non-Western ...
Curcumin for amyloidosis and lipid metabolism — a novel insight
Credit: Copyright © 2021, Jian Dai Curcumin is a polyphenol compound produced by plants of the Curcuma longa species and ...
Study estimates two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions
Model suggests higher risk based on race and age, offers insights to reduce disease impactCredit: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. ...
Sulfur: the consequences
How sulfur metabolism may have paved the way for the evolution of multicellularityCredit: © MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, B. ...
New $40-million investment to address diabetes and chronic-disease prevention
The transformative partnership reunites University of Toronto and Novo Nordisk to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin ...
Many genes associated with the risk of coronary artery disease act through the liver
Credit: UEF/Raija Törrönen. According to a new study published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, more than one third ...
Largest comprehensive Middle East GWAS reveals Arab genetic risk factors
QATAR GENOME RESEARCH CONSORTIUM investigators identify genetic associations with 45 clinically relevant traits in the Qatari populationCredit: Qatar Foundation Doha, ...
Artificial pancreas system upgraded with AI algorithm
Credit: POSTECH Diabetes is on the rise worldwide. It is a permanent condition that requires care over a life time. ...
Advancing understanding of hop genome to aid brewers, medical researchers
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have significantly expanded the ...
New research on mitochondrial function can play significant part in serious disease
Credit: Karolinska Institutet. Disorders of the cells' energy supply can cause a number of serious diseases, but also seem to ...
Irish-Welsh team to investigate oats
- major grant to develop new climate-resistant varietiesCredit: Swansea University A major European grant has been awarded to partners in ...
Tuning the circadian clock, boosting rhythms may be key to future treatments and medicines
New article unravels the remarkable relationship between time-of-day and physiologyCredit: Imogen Reekie Irvine, CA - February 11, 2021 - Subconsciously, ...
Patient education program with mental health component reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Credit: Kathy Kukula, Americares CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People who participated in a health education program that included both mental health ...
New targets for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes
The hormone GIP regulates body weight and food intake via a receptor in the brainCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The GIP ...
Children’s finger length points to mothers’ income level
- links with diseases that begin in the wombCredit: John Manning, Swansea University Low-income mothers feminize their children in the ...