General health checkups may detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Masahisa Katsuno A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit (the ...
Tag: Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases
NIH study compares low-fat, plant-based diet to low-carb, animal-based diet
Credit: Amber Courville and Paule Joseph, National Institutes of Health People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories ...
FGF23 hormone from red blood cell precursors promotes hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
Discovery expected to contribute towards more effective methods of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow donors.Credit: Yoshio Katayama A Kobe ...
Green med diet cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by half – Ben-Gurion U. study
Credit: Gut 2021 BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 18, 2021 - A green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy ...
Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19 and diabetes
Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- was associated with a threefold decrease in ...
How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves
Defense and autotoxicity: Researchers elucidate the biosynthesis and mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobaccoCredit: Anna Schroll Plants ...
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure: USask study
Credit: USask/Victoria Dinh A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for ...
Examining therapeutic targets for kidney disease
University of Houston researcher tackles proteins found in diseaseCredit: University of Houston Among the primary forms of kidney disease, focal ...
Metabolism may play role in recurrent major depression
Researchers find that metabolites -- small molecules produced by cellular activities -- appear to predict risk of recurring depression and ...
Prevalence of patients receiving dialysis in China may exceed 800,000 by 2025
Credit: Yang et al, AJKD © 2021 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Study published in the American Journal of ...
Healthcare Nutrition Council leads the way on medical food discussions
Announcement of publication of workshop proceedingsCredit: Healthcare Nutrition Council While most people are able to eat a normal diet, many ...
Uncovering basic mechanisms of intestinal stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
Promises new approaches to treat diseasesCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München The gut plays a central role in the regulation of the ...
A new approach to study autoimmune diseases
Research team determines that the "Immune only" focus of current research must be updated to better understand autoimmune diseases such ...
Prediabetes subtypes identified
Credit: IDM All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are ...
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
Credit: Courtesy of MSKCC radiologists Andreas G. Wibmer and Heiko Schöder. Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would ...
UC researcher urges caution using remdesivir to treat COVID-19
Pharmaceutical scientist sees potential problems with remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatmentCredit: University of Cincinnati While the world has its eyes ...
Polysaccharides from red algae affect mice immune systems, say FEFU scientists
Credit: FEFU press office Carrageenans, biologically active polysaccharides isolated from red algae and widely used in the food industry as ...
Quick look under the skin
Self-learning algorithms analyze medical imaging dataCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Imaging techniques enable a detailed look inside an organism. But ...
Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms
Light-controlled genes could reveal how gut bacteria impact healthCredit: Image courtesy of Jeff Tabor/Rice University HOUSTON - (Dec. 22, 2020) ...
UVA tests ‘radically different’ approach to managing type 2 diabetes
Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health A researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is testing what he ...