New machine-learning method predicts body clock timing to improve sleep and health decisions

by University of SurreyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new machine-learning method could help us gauge the time of our internal body clock, helping us all make better health decisions, includi

Updated on: February 21,2024 12

New machine-learning method predicts body clock timing to improve sleep and health decisions

by University of SurreyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new machine-learning method could help us gauge the time of our internal body clock, helping us all make better health decisions, includi

Updated on:February 21,2024 12

A new way to fight diseases? Stop viruses from stealing nutrients

by Leslie Tate,Tulane UniversityHost nutrient metabolism is altered in response to viruses. a, Viruses such as HCV and SARS-CoV-2 interact with entry/metabolic factors to increase fatty acid syn

Updated on: January 31,2024 16

A new way to fight diseases? Stop viruses from stealing nutrients

by Leslie Tate,Tulane UniversityHost nutrient metabolism is altered in response to viruses. a, Viruses such as HCV and SARS-CoV-2 interact with entry/metabolic factors to increase fatty acid syn

Updated on:January 31,2024 16

Molecule boosts fat burning

by University of BonnHuman brown adipocytes, lipid stained red (RedO oil stain). Credit: Laia Reverte Salisa / University of BonnNormally, fat cells store energy. In brown fat cells, however, ene

Updated on: February 03,2024 11

Molecule boosts fat burning

by University of BonnHuman brown adipocytes, lipid stained red (RedO oil stain). Credit: Laia Reverte Salisa / University of BonnNormally, fat cells store energy. In brown fat cells, however, ene

Updated on:February 03,2024 11

New research sheds light on transcription stimulated by estrogen receptor-α

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103227Gene expression is a highly regulated sequence with many players, one being the estrogen recept

Updated on: February 21,2024 16

New research sheds light on transcription stimulated by estrogen receptor-α

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103227Gene expression is a highly regulated sequence with many players, one being the estrogen recept

Updated on:February 21,2024 16

Bariatric surgery may cut risk of obesity-related cancers by more than half

by Digestive Disease WeekCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJust 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9%

Updated on: June 12,2024 7

Bariatric surgery may cut risk of obesity-related cancers by more than half

by Digestive Disease WeekCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJust 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9%

Updated on:June 12,2024 7

Researchers discover a novel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantation

Researchers discover a novel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantationbyUniversity of California, Los AngelesNovel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantation cou

Updated on: January 24,2024 22

Researchers discover a novel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantation

Researchers discover a novel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantationbyUniversity of California, Los AngelesNovel pathway that minimizes liver injury during transplantation cou

Updated on:January 24,2024 22

Could cholesterol explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

by University of CopenhagenDietary cholesterol systemically promotes growth through insulin signaling(A) Larval growth on synthetic medium, reflected in pupal size, increases with increasing diet

Updated on: February 03,2024 10

Could cholesterol explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

by University of CopenhagenDietary cholesterol systemically promotes growth through insulin signaling(A) Larval growth on synthetic medium, reflected in pupal size, increases with increasing diet

Updated on:February 03,2024 10

Breakthrough could lead to new obesity treatments

by University of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge have made an important discovery in the race to find tre

Updated on: February 21,2024 16

Breakthrough could lead to new obesity treatments

by University of East AngliaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge have made an important discovery in the race to find tre

Updated on:February 21,2024 16

Important role of intestinal immune cells in iron deficiency identified for the first time

by Medical University of ViennaTSC2 deletion in myeloid cells impairs medullary erythropoiesis. (A) Schematic representation of the genetic background of cre/+ mice vs +/+ controls. TSC2 knockout

Updated on: February 21,2024 15

Important role of intestinal immune cells in iron deficiency identified for the first time

by Medical University of ViennaTSC2 deletion in myeloid cells impairs medullary erythropoiesis. (A) Schematic representation of the genetic background of cre/+ mice vs +/+ controls. TSC2 knockout

Updated on:February 21,2024 15

Researchers find that liver cells influence the circadian clock

by University of QueenslandA"humanized" mouse model receives liver cells from healthy mice (control group) or human liver cells (humanized mice). The presence of human liver cells

Updated on: February 19,2024 10

Researchers find that liver cells influence the circadian clock

by University of QueenslandA"humanized" mouse model receives liver cells from healthy mice (control group) or human liver cells (humanized mice). The presence of human liver cells

Updated on:February 19,2024 10

Scientists demonstrate a combination treatment can increase human insulin-producing cells in vivo

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn preclinical studies, a team of researchers from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and City of Hope in Los Angeles report new findin

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Scientists demonstrate a combination treatment can increase human insulin-producing cells in vivo

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn preclinical studies, a team of researchers from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and City of Hope in Los Angeles report new findin

Updated on:July 17,2024 0

Diabetic retinopathy tied to lower vision-related quality of life

by Lori SolomonVision-related quality of life (VRQoL) declines with the presence and higher severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to a review published online Feb. 1 inJAMA Ophthalmol

Updated on: March 14,2024 20

Diabetic retinopathy tied to lower vision-related quality of life

by Lori SolomonVision-related quality of life (VRQoL) declines with the presence and higher severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to a review published online Feb. 1 inJAMA Ophthalmol

Updated on:March 14,2024 20