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

A coming wave of diabetes? The link with COVID-19

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers are observing a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in n

Updated on: February 03,2024

A coming wave of diabetes? The link with COVID-19

by Alice McCarthy,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers are observing a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in n

Updated on:February 03,2024

Discovery could help reduce adverse side effects of popular next-generation obesity medications

byMonell Chemical Senses CenterActivating GLP1 receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (magenta) increase sateity without causing nausea or aversion. Credit: Alisha Acosta,

Updated on: July 11,2024

Discovery could help reduce adverse side effects of popular next-generation obesity medications

byMonell Chemical Senses CenterActivating GLP1 receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (magenta) increase sateity without causing nausea or aversion. Credit: Alisha Acosta,

Updated on:July 11,2024

Understanding the differences between healthy and type 2 diabetes-affected pancreatic islets

by Ananya Sen,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMass spectroscopic data acquired from multiple samples of the islets of Langerhans have been overlaid on isolated individual human islet o

Updated on: February 03,2024

Understanding the differences between healthy and type 2 diabetes-affected pancreatic islets

by Ananya Sen,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMass spectroscopic data acquired from multiple samples of the islets of Langerhans have been overlaid on isolated individual human islet o

Updated on:February 03,2024

Study finds AI-driven eye exams increase screening rates for youth with diabetes

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of children and youth with diabetes concludes that so-called autonomous

Updated on: March 14,2024

Study finds AI-driven eye exams increase screening rates for youth with diabetes

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of children and youth with diabetes concludes that so-called autonomous

Updated on:March 14,2024

New discoveries about enzyme's metabolic role may lead to better diabetes treatments

by Jim Steele,University of Alabama in HuntsvilleA photo from the research paper shows normal liver tissue at left and fatty liver tissue on the right. The white areas at right are accumulated l

Updated on: February 03,2024

New discoveries about enzyme's metabolic role may lead to better diabetes treatments

by Jim Steele,University of Alabama in HuntsvilleA photo from the research paper shows normal liver tissue at left and fatty liver tissue on the right. The white areas at right are accumulated l

Updated on:February 03,2024

Inhibiting production of a key material biosynthesis to slow tumor growth

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversitySAM inhibitor drastically reduced cancer growth in models of human cancer. Credit: Northwestern UniversityMany cancers hijack a metabolic mechanism known as t

Updated on: February 21,2024

Inhibiting production of a key material biosynthesis to slow tumor growth

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversitySAM inhibitor drastically reduced cancer growth in models of human cancer. Credit: Northwestern UniversityMany cancers hijack a metabolic mechanism known as t

Updated on:February 21,2024

Scientists create first humanized mouse model for rare genetic disease

by European Society of EndocrinologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMice with a defective human gene responsible for a rare genetic disease called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, have been developed for the

Updated on: February 03,2024

Scientists create first humanized mouse model for rare genetic disease

by European Society of EndocrinologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMice with a defective human gene responsible for a rare genetic disease called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, have been developed for the

Updated on:February 03,2024

Mom's dietary fat rewires male and female brains differently

by Duke UniversityA microglia (in magenta) from a male mouse born to a mom on a high-fat diet, which sequesters more brain serotonin (in green) than males with mom’s eating a typical lab diet. Th

Updated on: February 21,2024

Mom's dietary fat rewires male and female brains differently

by Duke UniversityA microglia (in magenta) from a male mouse born to a mom on a high-fat diet, which sequesters more brain serotonin (in green) than males with mom’s eating a typical lab diet. Th

Updated on:February 21,2024

Exercise + weight loss perfect combo to fight diabetes

by Cara MurezPairing exercise with a 10% weight loss can make a major health improvement in people living with obesity and prediabetes, a new study says.Building inregular exercisemore tha

Updated on: January 24,2024

Exercise + weight loss perfect combo to fight diabetes

by Cara MurezPairing exercise with a 10% weight loss can make a major health improvement in people living with obesity and prediabetes, a new study says.Building inregular exercisemore tha

Updated on:January 24,2024

GDF15 hormone found to make insulin work better

byUniversity of CopenhagenGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.06.016More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Roughly 2.6 bi

Updated on: January 17,2024

GDF15 hormone found to make insulin work better

byUniversity of CopenhagenGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.06.016More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Roughly 2.6 bi

Updated on:January 17,2024

Increasing skeletal muscle mitochondrial efficiency after weight loss as a novel mechanism for lower energy expenditure

by Higher Education PressTLCL deficiency reduces OXPHOS efficiency. Credit: Patrick J Ferrara, Marisa J Lang, Jordan M Johnson, Shinya Watanabe, Kelsey L McLaughlin, J Alan Maschek, Anthony R P Verker

Updated on: February 05,2024

Increasing skeletal muscle mitochondrial efficiency after weight loss as a novel mechanism for lower energy expenditure

by Higher Education PressTLCL deficiency reduces OXPHOS efficiency. Credit: Patrick J Ferrara, Marisa J Lang, Jordan M Johnson, Shinya Watanabe, Kelsey L McLaughlin, J Alan Maschek, Anthony R P Verker

Updated on:February 05,2024