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

Letting go of extra weight to control sleeping sickness

byInstituto de Medicina MolecularProtective effect of adipocyte lipolysis in murine T. brucei infection. Graphical representation of the effects of ATGL-dependent lipolysis. ATGL activity promot

Updated on: January 17,2024

Letting go of extra weight to control sleeping sickness

byInstituto de Medicina MolecularProtective effect of adipocyte lipolysis in murine T. brucei infection. Graphical representation of the effects of ATGL-dependent lipolysis. ATGL activity promot

Updated on:January 17,2024

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

Despite what you learned at school, insulin isn't just made in the pancreas

Updated on: June 25,2025

Despite what you learned at school, insulin isn't just made in the pancreas

Updated on:June 25,2025

Obesity linked to higher dementia risk

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainObesity is associated with a higher risk of dementia up to 15 years later, finds a new UCL study suggesting that weight management co

Updated on: June 01,2024

Obesity linked to higher dementia risk

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainObesity is associated with a higher risk of dementia up to 15 years later, finds a new UCL study suggesting that weight management co

Updated on:June 01,2024

Scientific review suggests even normal-weight individuals are susceptible to severe fatty liver disease

by The Translational Genomics Research InstitutePotential contributors to NAFLD in lean individuals. Despite the same pathological findings in the liver, the factors that contribute to NAFLD and

Updated on: February 05,2024

Scientific review suggests even normal-weight individuals are susceptible to severe fatty liver disease

by The Translational Genomics Research InstitutePotential contributors to NAFLD in lean individuals. Despite the same pathological findings in the liver, the factors that contribute to NAFLD and

Updated on:February 05,2024

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

Mouse study: A neural circuit for the suppression of feeding under persistent pain

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical Universit

Updated on: February 21,2024

Mouse study: A neural circuit for the suppression of feeding under persistent pain

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical Universit

Updated on:February 21,2024

Menopause and the heart connection

by Deb Balzer3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHWomen experience menopause at different ages—and different ways—which can, among other things, affect their heart health.The avera

Updated on: January 31,2024

Menopause and the heart connection

by Deb Balzer3D Model of the heart by Dr. Matthew Bramlet. Credit: NIHWomen experience menopause at different ages—and different ways—which can, among other things, affect their heart health.The avera

Updated on:January 31,2024

For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level

byUniversity of ChicagoA new PME imaging and machine learning technique can measure glycolysis at both the cellular and sub-cellular levels, potentially leading to new methods for treating a wid

Updated on: February 21,2024

For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level

byUniversity of ChicagoA new PME imaging and machine learning technique can measure glycolysis at both the cellular and sub-cellular levels, potentially leading to new methods for treating a wid

Updated on:February 21,2024

Only one human fat cell subtype responds to insulin stimulation

by Karolinska InstitutetHigh-resolution model of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer. Credit: Isaac Yonemoto/WikipediaIt is well known that fat cells can influence our sensitivity to ins

Updated on: February 21,2024

Only one human fat cell subtype responds to insulin stimulation

by Karolinska InstitutetHigh-resolution model of six insulin molecules assembled in a hexamer. Credit: Isaac Yonemoto/WikipediaIt is well known that fat cells can influence our sensitivity to ins

Updated on:February 21,2024

Implanted cells triggered by electricity used to drive in vivo gene expression

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressDesign of the direct-current-activated transgene expression switch in mammalian cells.a, Schematic illustration of the stimulation setup for monolayer cultures.

Updated on: January 24,2024

Implanted cells triggered by electricity used to drive in vivo gene expression

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressDesign of the direct-current-activated transgene expression switch in mammalian cells.a, Schematic illustration of the stimulation setup for monolayer cultures.

Updated on:January 24,2024