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

Q and A: Metabolic syndrome and lifestyle changes

by Robert RizzaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI just turned 40 and had my annual physical, which included a large panel of blood tests. I was told that I have metabolic syndrome and could develop d

Updated on: February 21,2024

Q and A: Metabolic syndrome and lifestyle changes

by Robert RizzaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainI just turned 40 and had my annual physical, which included a large panel of blood tests. I was told that I have metabolic syndrome and could develop d

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

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

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

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 reveals new insights into body salt handling

by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineProximal tubule specific Atp1a1 ablation. Scheme for generation of RPT-specific Atp1a1 knockout mouse model using a Cre/Lox approach (a). DNA g

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study reveals new insights into body salt handling

by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineProximal tubule specific Atp1a1 ablation. Scheme for generation of RPT-specific Atp1a1 knockout mouse model using a Cre/Lox approach (a). DNA g

Updated on:February 21,2024

Researchers uncover how mammary glands control overall energy balance and fat metabolism

Researchers uncover how mammary glands control overall energy balance and fat metabolismbyThe Mount Sinai HospitalDeconstruction of mgWAT shows cold-induced remodeling of mammary duct epithelium

Updated on: January 24,2024

Researchers uncover how mammary glands control overall energy balance and fat metabolism

Researchers uncover how mammary glands control overall energy balance and fat metabolismbyThe Mount Sinai HospitalDeconstruction of mgWAT shows cold-induced remodeling of mammary duct epithelium

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

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

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

Researchers reveal how diabetes weakens gum defense

by Pusan National UniversityThe study associating periodontitis (PD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) using single-cell RNA analysis offers the first immunological explanation, revealing altered immune

Updated on: March 14,2024

Researchers reveal how diabetes weakens gum defense

by Pusan National UniversityThe study associating periodontitis (PD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) using single-cell RNA analysis offers the first immunological explanation, revealing altered immune

Updated on:March 14,2024