Scientists identify rare gene variants which confer up to 6-fold increase in risk of obesity

by UK Research and InnovationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers has identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest

Updated on: April 06,2024

Scientists identify rare gene variants which confer up to 6-fold increase in risk of obesity

by UK Research and InnovationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers has identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest

Updated on:April 06,2024

Excess ceramide and disrupted iron metabolism in neuronal mitochondria found to be the cause for MEPAN syndrome

byTexas Children's HospitalMecr is enriched in a subset of glial cells in the larval brain and is present in mitochondria in salivary glands. a, Schematic diagram showing the mecr-GFP transg

Updated on: January 20,2024

Excess ceramide and disrupted iron metabolism in neuronal mitochondria found to be the cause for MEPAN syndrome

byTexas Children's HospitalMecr is enriched in a subset of glial cells in the larval brain and is present in mitochondria in salivary glands. a, Schematic diagram showing the mecr-GFP transg

Updated on:January 20,2024

Your body has a built-in system that works like weight loss meds: Food and your gut microbiome

by Christopher Damman,The ConversationGLP-1 serves many functions in the body. Credit:Lthoms11/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAWegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes dru

Updated on: March 08,2024

Your body has a built-in system that works like weight loss meds: Food and your gut microbiome

by Christopher Damman,The ConversationGLP-1 serves many functions in the body. Credit:Lthoms11/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAWegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes dru

Updated on:March 08,2024

More girls started puberty early during the COVID-19 pandemic, than in previous years

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential risk factors such as increas

Updated on: January 22,2024

More girls started puberty early during the COVID-19 pandemic, than in previous years

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential risk factors such as increas

Updated on:January 22,2024

Insulin-inhibitory receptor research offers hope for type 2 diabetes therapy

by Verena Schulz,Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresCentral inceptor immunoreactivity is restricted to neurons, including those regulating energy and glucose metabolism. Credit:&nbs

Updated on: March 14,2024

Insulin-inhibitory receptor research offers hope for type 2 diabetes therapy

by Verena Schulz,Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresCentral inceptor immunoreactivity is restricted to neurons, including those regulating energy and glucose metabolism. Credit:&nbs

Updated on:March 14,2024

Drug screen points toward novel diabetes treatments

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeA focused chemical screen identified AZD7762 that increases glucose-stimulated insulin secretion of mouse and human islets.a, Schematic diagram of the chemic

Updated on: May 25,2024

Drug screen points toward novel diabetes treatments

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeA focused chemical screen identified AZD7762 that increases glucose-stimulated insulin secretion of mouse and human islets.a, Schematic diagram of the chemic

Updated on:May 25,2024

New DNA methylation-based method for precise assessment of pancreas cell composition

by Hebrew University of JerusalemHistological image of the human pancreas, stained with antibodies against insulin (green) and glucagon (red), together marking an islet of Langerhans. Blue labels

Updated on: March 14,2024

New DNA methylation-based method for precise assessment of pancreas cell composition

by Hebrew University of JerusalemHistological image of the human pancreas, stained with antibodies against insulin (green) and glucagon (red), together marking an islet of Langerhans. Blue labels

Updated on:March 14,2024

Calls for improved support of menstruation changes during perimenopause

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPerimenopausal women need better education and support about how their periods might change towards the end of their reproductive life

Updated on: January 09,2024

Calls for improved support of menstruation changes during perimenopause

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPerimenopausal women need better education and support about how their periods might change towards the end of their reproductive life

Updated on:January 09,2024

AKG as a nutritional supplement to enhance health and exercise performance

by Higher Education PressThe vascular smooth muscle AKG/OXGR1 signaling pathway regulates skeletal muscle vasodilation, fiber type, and metabolism. Credit:Life Metabolism(2022). DOI: 10.10

Updated on: January 28,2024

AKG as a nutritional supplement to enhance health and exercise performance

by Higher Education PressThe vascular smooth muscle AKG/OXGR1 signaling pathway regulates skeletal muscle vasodilation, fiber type, and metabolism. Credit:Life Metabolism(2022). DOI: 10.10

Updated on:January 28,2024

Over 4 million deaths per year caused by obesity

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNovel obesity treatmentssuch as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapyare underutilized andcouldhelp fight the

Updated on: February 03,2024

Over 4 million deaths per year caused by obesity

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNovel obesity treatmentssuch as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapyare underutilized andcouldhelp fight the

Updated on:February 03,2024

Hunger hormones impact decision-making brain area to drive behavior, study finds

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal's behavi

Updated on: January 09,2024

Hunger hormones impact decision-making brain area to drive behavior, study finds

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive an animal's behavi

Updated on:January 09,2024

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

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