What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing NMU, study finds

by Okayama UniversityAccording to a new study conducted by Okayama University researchers, the species-specific expression pattern of the NMU gene was responsible for different functions in rats

Updated on: February 21,2024 8

What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing NMU, study finds

by Okayama UniversityAccording to a new study conducted by Okayama University researchers, the species-specific expression pattern of the NMU gene was responsible for different functions in rats

Updated on:February 21,2024 8

Research discovers potential new target and drug candidate for Barth syndrome

byUniversity of PittsburghFinal shapshots from simulations of cyt c – membrane interactions and superposition of the conformations of cyt c reached after 100 ns runs. Credit:Nature Metabol

Updated on: January 09,2024 9

Research discovers potential new target and drug candidate for Barth syndrome

byUniversity of PittsburghFinal shapshots from simulations of cyt c – membrane interactions and superposition of the conformations of cyt c reached after 100 ns runs. Credit:Nature Metabol

Updated on:January 09,2024 9

Over 800 million adults living with diabetes with more than half not receiving treatment, global study suggests

byLancetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million—over four times the total number in 1990,

Updated on: November 21,2024 0

Over 800 million adults living with diabetes with more than half not receiving treatment, global study suggests

byLancetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million—over four times the total number in 1990,

Updated on:November 21,2024 0

Treatment response rate found to increase with lower first-morning urine osmolality in nocturnal enuresis

by Elana GotkineChildren with nocturnal enuresis (NE) with a lower first-morning urine osmolality (Uosm) have higher treatment response rates, according to a study published in the September issue of&

Updated on: January 17,2024 10

Treatment response rate found to increase with lower first-morning urine osmolality in nocturnal enuresis

by Elana GotkineChildren with nocturnal enuresis (NE) with a lower first-morning urine osmolality (Uosm) have higher treatment response rates, according to a study published in the September issue of&

Updated on:January 17,2024 10

Excess thyroid hormone levels associated with higher risk of cognitive disorders among older adults

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThyrotoxicosis—excess thyroid hormone levels in the body—has been linked to an increased risk of cognitive disorders

Updated on: January 09,2024 18

Excess thyroid hormone levels associated with higher risk of cognitive disorders among older adults

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThyrotoxicosis—excess thyroid hormone levels in the body—has been linked to an increased risk of cognitive disorders

Updated on:January 09,2024 18

Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

by LancetTransgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, publi

Updated on: February 03,2024 10

Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

by LancetTransgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, publi

Updated on:February 03,2024 10

Study shows medial preoptic area mediates depressive-like behaviors associated with ovarian hormone fluctuations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectrophysiological recording from MPOA GABAergic neurons (Vgat+) demonstrated that these neurons reduced their spiking activity in HW-treated mice compared to non-H

Updated on: January 22,2024 10

Study shows medial preoptic area mediates depressive-like behaviors associated with ovarian hormone fluctuations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectrophysiological recording from MPOA GABAergic neurons (Vgat+) demonstrated that these neurons reduced their spiking activity in HW-treated mice compared to non-H

Updated on:January 22,2024 10

Beneath the hype, weight loss drugs may drive big changes in public health

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith Oprah's recent primetime special about weight loss, you could say that obesity drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounja

Updated on: March 30,2024 5

Beneath the hype, weight loss drugs may drive big changes in public health

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith Oprah's recent primetime special about weight loss, you could say that obesity drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounja

Updated on:March 30,2024 5

New mitochondrial disease identified in identical twins

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a set of identical twins, investigators led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital

Updated on: February 19,2024 6

New mitochondrial disease identified in identical twins

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a set of identical twins, investigators led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital

Updated on:February 19,2024 6

Price sensitivity to unhealthy foods found to be related to BMI

by PNAS NexusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainConsumer data shows people with obesity are more price-sensitive than others when it comes to buying unhealthy foods, suggesting a food tax could be an e

Updated on: June 15,2024 6

Price sensitivity to unhealthy foods found to be related to BMI

by PNAS NexusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainConsumer data shows people with obesity are more price-sensitive than others when it comes to buying unhealthy foods, suggesting a food tax could be an e

Updated on:June 15,2024 6

Researchers show how lipids and diabetes are closely linked

byUniversity of GenevaCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101299While sugar is the most frequently named culprit in the development of type 2 diabetes, a bet

Updated on: January 09,2024 7

Researchers show how lipids and diabetes are closely linked

byUniversity of GenevaCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101299While sugar is the most frequently named culprit in the development of type 2 diabetes, a bet

Updated on:January 09,2024 7

Researchers identify protein that increases the formation of good brown fat

by Inka Väth,University Hospital BonnEPAC1 signaling promotes BAT growth and function in vivo. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-023-01311-9Brown fat cells conver

Updated on: March 08,2024 20

Researchers identify protein that increases the formation of good brown fat

by Inka Väth,University Hospital BonnEPAC1 signaling promotes BAT growth and function in vivo. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-023-01311-9Brown fat cells conver

Updated on:March 08,2024 20