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

Components of cytoskeleton found to strengthen effect of sex hormones

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgSuper-high-resolution microscopic image of a cell that has been exposed to the sex hormone dihydrotestosterone. The androgen receptor (violet) and actin (g

Updated on: February 19,2024

Components of cytoskeleton found to strengthen effect of sex hormones

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgSuper-high-resolution microscopic image of a cell that has been exposed to the sex hormone dihydrotestosterone. The androgen receptor (violet) and actin (g

Updated on:February 19,2024

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

Popular 'low T' treatment is safe for men with heart disease, but doctors warn it's no youth serum

by Laura UngarA screen displays a patient's vital signs at a hospital in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. Research published inThe New England Journal of Medicineon Friday, June 16, 2023, s

Updated on: January 24,2024

Popular 'low T' treatment is safe for men with heart disease, but doctors warn it's no youth serum

by Laura UngarA screen displays a patient's vital signs at a hospital in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 2016. Research published inThe New England Journal of Medicineon Friday, June 16, 2023, s

Updated on:January 24,2024

Low testosterone levels in women associated with doubled risk of cardiac events

by Monash UniversityCumulative hazard estimates for major adverse cardiovascular events by quartiles of sex steroid concentrations in the blood Cumulative hazard estimates provided for testostero

Updated on: January 31,2024

Low testosterone levels in women associated with doubled risk of cardiac events

by Monash UniversityCumulative hazard estimates for major adverse cardiovascular events by quartiles of sex steroid concentrations in the blood Cumulative hazard estimates provided for testostero

Updated on:January 31,2024

Scientists discover new role for bile acids: They curb appetite by entering the brain

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneNeuronal cell line (mHypoE-N41) transfected with NPY-mCherry (in red) and stained with phalloidin to label the actin cytoskeleton (in green). In this ce

Updated on: February 03,2024

Scientists discover new role for bile acids: They curb appetite by entering the brain

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneNeuronal cell line (mHypoE-N41) transfected with NPY-mCherry (in red) and stained with phalloidin to label the actin cytoskeleton (in green). In this ce

Updated on:February 03,2024

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

Study examines how mTOR complexes control energy metabolism

by The City University of New YorkmTOR Signaling and mechanism of actions of mTOR inhibitors. (A) Binding of mTOR inhibitors to different domains on the mTOR protein. Rapamycin binds to the FKBP

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study examines how mTOR complexes control energy metabolism

by The City University of New YorkmTOR Signaling and mechanism of actions of mTOR inhibitors. (A) Binding of mTOR inhibitors to different domains on the mTOR protein. Rapamycin binds to the FKBP

Updated on:February 21,2024

Reducing stress on T cells makes them better cancer fighters

bySalk InstituteExhausted killer T cells with higher expression of the noradrenaline receptor ADRB1 (cyan) surround sympathetic nerves (yellow) in a virally infected spleen. Killer T cells witho

Updated on: January 20,2024

Reducing stress on T cells makes them better cancer fighters

bySalk InstituteExhausted killer T cells with higher expression of the noradrenaline receptor ADRB1 (cyan) surround sympathetic nerves (yellow) in a virally infected spleen. Killer T cells witho

Updated on:January 20,2024

High metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, finds study

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer's disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report

Updated on: January 17,2024

High metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, finds study

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer's disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report

Updated on:January 17,2024

Researchers have uncovered a regulator of body weight that could lead to new treatments for metabolic disorders

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYale scientists have discovered that a protein known as augmentor-alpha regulates body weight in mice, an insight that could lead to new treatme

Updated on: February 19,2024

Researchers have uncovered a regulator of body weight that could lead to new treatments for metabolic disorders

by Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYale scientists have discovered that a protein known as augmentor-alpha regulates body weight in mice, an insight that could lead to new treatme

Updated on:February 19,2024

Study on cluster of chemoreceptor cells shows overactive cells linked to type 2 diabetes

byUniversity of MissouriAbstract. Credit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP286975Researchers from the University of Missouri are studying potential therapies to target

Updated on: January 07,2025

Study on cluster of chemoreceptor cells shows overactive cells linked to type 2 diabetes

byUniversity of MissouriAbstract. Credit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP286975Researchers from the University of Missouri are studying potential therapies to target

Updated on:January 07,2025