How cold temperatures trigger the brain to boost appetite

byThe Scripps Research InstituteNeurons in the Xiphoid nucleus are activated by cold (green). A subset of this population (red) promotes the animal to eat more in the cold. Credit: Scripps Resea

Updated on: January 22,2024 10

How cold temperatures trigger the brain to boost appetite

byThe Scripps Research InstituteNeurons in the Xiphoid nucleus are activated by cold (green). A subset of this population (red) promotes the animal to eat more in the cold. Credit: Scripps Resea

Updated on:January 22,2024 10

How biological differences between men and women alter immune responses and affect women's health

by Helen McGettrick and Asif Iqbal,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMost people will have heard the term "man flu", which refers to men's perceived tendency to exaggerate

Updated on: January 22,2024 11

How biological differences between men and women alter immune responses and affect women's health

by Helen McGettrick and Asif Iqbal,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageMost people will have heard the term "man flu", which refers to men's perceived tendency to exaggerate

Updated on:January 22,2024 11

Hormone therapy found to have significant association with heartburn, difficulty swallowing and chest pain

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhether hormone therapy (HT) can be linked to an increased risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been debated

Updated on: January 22,2024 10

Hormone therapy found to have significant association with heartburn, difficulty swallowing and chest pain

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhether hormone therapy (HT) can be linked to an increased risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been debated

Updated on:January 22,2024 10

Radioactive iodine or surgery associated with increased survival in hyperthyroidism

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHyperthyroidism treatment like radioactive iodine or surgery was associated with a decreased risk for death, according to research being

Updated on: January 22,2024 18

Radioactive iodine or surgery associated with increased survival in hyperthyroidism

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHyperthyroidism treatment like radioactive iodine or surgery was associated with a decreased risk for death, according to research being

Updated on:January 22,2024 18

How hot is too 'too hot' for humans?

bySociety for Experimental BiologyProfessor Lewis Halsey as a participant in an experiment led by PhD student Chris Wolfe. The experiment primarily involves comparing the participant’s resting m

Updated on: January 22,2024 23

How hot is too 'too hot' for humans?

bySociety for Experimental BiologyProfessor Lewis Halsey as a participant in an experiment led by PhD student Chris Wolfe. The experiment primarily involves comparing the participant’s resting m

Updated on:January 22,2024 23

How the body responds to exercise at the cellular level

by Katharine Miller,Stanford UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.04.011Researchers have long been fascinated by the possibility that

Updated on: January 22,2024 25

How the body responds to exercise at the cellular level

by Katharine Miller,Stanford UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.04.011Researchers have long been fascinated by the possibility that

Updated on:January 22,2024 25

Light or moderate alcohol consumption does not guard against diabetes, obesity

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have just one or two drinks per day are not protected against endocrine conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, accordi

Updated on: January 22,2024 17

Light or moderate alcohol consumption does not guard against diabetes, obesity

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have just one or two drinks per day are not protected against endocrine conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, accordi

Updated on:January 22,2024 17

Cooperation between muscle and liver circadian clocks is key to controlling glucose metabolism, finds study

byUniversitat Pompeu Fabra - BarcelonaCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112588Collaborative work by teams at the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS)

Updated on: January 22,2024 14

Cooperation between muscle and liver circadian clocks is key to controlling glucose metabolism, finds study

byUniversitat Pompeu Fabra - BarcelonaCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112588Collaborative work by teams at the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS)

Updated on:January 22,2024 14

Disrupting the circadian clock speeds up stroke onset and shortens lifespan, finds study

byAmerican Physiological SocietyLight and time-restricted diet schedules. A: schematics of the lighting schedules for each week of the study. B: representative actograms illustrating rat locomot

Updated on: January 22,2024 11

Disrupting the circadian clock speeds up stroke onset and shortens lifespan, finds study

byAmerican Physiological SocietyLight and time-restricted diet schedules. A: schematics of the lighting schedules for each week of the study. B: representative actograms illustrating rat locomot

Updated on:January 22,2024 11

Key protein helps infant mice absorb more calcium from breast milk

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad033A key protein known as claudin-2, which lines the intestinal epithelial cells of infant mice, help

Updated on: January 22,2024 13

Key protein helps infant mice absorb more calcium from breast milk

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad033A key protein known as claudin-2, which lines the intestinal epithelial cells of infant mice, help

Updated on:January 22,2024 13

Scientists find that supplementation with a special omega-3 lipid could treat acute kidney injury

by Dionne Seah,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolA cross-sectional view of the preclinical model's kidney revealing that the omega-3 lysolipid transporter Mfsd2a (green color) is found specifically in

Updated on: January 22,2024 11

Scientists find that supplementation with a special omega-3 lipid could treat acute kidney injury

by Dionne Seah,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolA cross-sectional view of the preclinical model's kidney revealing that the omega-3 lysolipid transporter Mfsd2a (green color) is found specifically in

Updated on:January 22,2024 11

Recommendations updated for nonhormonal management of vasomotor symptoms

by Elana GotkineIn a position statement issued by the North American Menopause Society and published online June 1 inMenopause, updated recommendations are presented for the nonhormonal manageme

Updated on: January 24,2024 16

Recommendations updated for nonhormonal management of vasomotor symptoms

by Elana GotkineIn a position statement issued by the North American Menopause Society and published online June 1 inMenopause, updated recommendations are presented for the nonhormonal manageme

Updated on:January 24,2024 16