Research team may have found the key to stimulating human brown adipose tissue into combating obesity

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainA UCLA-led team of researchers has found nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue (BAT), a type of tissue that releases che

Updated on: January 20,2024

Research team may have found the key to stimulating human brown adipose tissue into combating obesity

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainA UCLA-led team of researchers has found nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue (BAT), a type of tissue that releases che

Updated on:January 20,2024

Early pregnancy blood samples can shed light on risk of developing type 2 diabetes

by University of TurkuPrincipal Component Analysis of the serum metabolic profiles of the study participants in early (n = 174) and late pregnancy (n = 159) and prediabetes status at two years po

Updated on: February 21,2024

Early pregnancy blood samples can shed light on risk of developing type 2 diabetes

by University of TurkuPrincipal Component Analysis of the serum metabolic profiles of the study participants in early (n = 174) and late pregnancy (n = 159) and prediabetes status at two years po

Updated on:February 21,2024

Timing smoking cessation attempts with women's hormone levels could improve success

by Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClassic characters like Holly Golightly of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and Danny Zuko of "Grease" cer

Updated on: January 31,2024

Timing smoking cessation attempts with women's hormone levels could improve success

by Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClassic characters like Holly Golightly of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and Danny Zuko of "Grease" cer

Updated on:January 31,2024

Study reveals obesity-related trigger that can lead to diabetes

by Washington University School of MedicineResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a defect in an enzyme called APT1 interferes with the ability to se

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study reveals obesity-related trigger that can lead to diabetes

by Washington University School of MedicineResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a defect in an enzyme called APT1 interferes with the ability to se

Updated on:February 21,2024

Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease, ac

Updated on: January 19,2024

Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease, ac

Updated on:January 19,2024

Maternal hormonal contraception, CNS tumors not linked in children

(HealthDay)—Maternal hormonal contraception use is not associated with central nervous system (CNS) tumors among children, according to a Danish study published in the Jan. 4 issue of theJournal

Updated on: February 19,2024

Maternal hormonal contraception, CNS tumors not linked in children

(HealthDay)—Maternal hormonal contraception use is not associated with central nervous system (CNS) tumors among children, according to a Danish study published in the Jan. 4 issue of theJournal

Updated on:February 19,2024

Is diabetes remission really as hard to achieve as a new study suggests?

by Duane Mellor, Craig Russell and Srikanth Bellary,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2017, alandmark studywas published inThe Lancetshowing that type 2

Updated on: March 05,2024

Is diabetes remission really as hard to achieve as a new study suggests?

by Duane Mellor, Craig Russell and Srikanth Bellary,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2017, alandmark studywas published inThe Lancetshowing that type 2

Updated on:March 05,2024

Modeling diabetes in minipigs for more accurate testing of potential cell therapies

byKyoto UniversityCredit:Cell Transplantation(2024). DOI: 10.1177/09636897241288932Since the discovery of human iPS cells, a principal goal for researchers worldwide has been to use

Updated on: October 31,2024

Modeling diabetes in minipigs for more accurate testing of potential cell therapies

byKyoto UniversityCredit:Cell Transplantation(2024). DOI: 10.1177/09636897241288932Since the discovery of human iPS cells, a principal goal for researchers worldwide has been to use

Updated on:October 31,2024

Fat buildup in liver linked to heightened heart failure risk over next decade

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe buildup of fat in the liver, known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD for short, is linked to a heightened risk of heart

Updated on: February 03,2024

Fat buildup in liver linked to heightened heart failure risk over next decade

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe buildup of fat in the liver, known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD for short, is linked to a heightened risk of heart

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researchers develop C. elegans as a model for investigating metabolism variations between individuals

by Jim Fessenden,University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolCaenorhabditis elegans. Credit:KbradnamatEnglish Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 2.5Using four unrelated s

Updated on: February 19,2024

Researchers develop C. elegans as a model for investigating metabolism variations between individuals

by Jim Fessenden,University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolCaenorhabditis elegans. Credit:KbradnamatEnglish Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 2.5Using four unrelated s

Updated on:February 19,2024

AI can be used to identify benign thyroid nodules and reduce unnecessary biopsies

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, re

Updated on: February 19,2024

AI can be used to identify benign thyroid nodules and reduce unnecessary biopsies

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, re

Updated on:February 19,2024

Hormone protects against development of fatty liver

by Medical University of ViennaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.09.020A group at MedUni Vienna has identified a regulatory loop controlled by

Updated on: February 03,2024

Hormone protects against development of fatty liver

by Medical University of ViennaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.09.020A group at MedUni Vienna has identified a regulatory loop controlled by

Updated on:February 03,2024