Hormone therapy for gender dysphoria may raise cardiovascular risks

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased ris

Updated on: February 21,2024

Hormone therapy for gender dysphoria may raise cardiovascular risks

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased ris

Updated on:February 21,2024

How polycystic ovary syndrome can affect the health of future generations of men

by Karolinska InstitutetGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101035Sons of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are three times more

Updated on: January 31,2024

How polycystic ovary syndrome can affect the health of future generations of men

by Karolinska InstitutetGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101035Sons of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are three times more

Updated on:January 31,2024

Worrying regional disparities found in lower limb amputation caused by arterial disease

by University of SheffieldPopulation-based AKA and BKA rates by age, sex and diabetes status; England (April 2006 to March 2018) AKA, above knee amputation; BKA, below knee amputation. Credit:&nb

Updated on: March 27,2024

Worrying regional disparities found in lower limb amputation caused by arterial disease

by University of SheffieldPopulation-based AKA and BKA rates by age, sex and diabetes status; England (April 2006 to March 2018) AKA, above knee amputation; BKA, below knee amputation. Credit:&nb

Updated on:March 27,2024

Risk prediction using genes and gut bacteria can improve early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes

by Tracey Ellis,University of CambridgeCross-validated Ridge logistic regression models for incident (a) CAD, (b) T2D, (c) AD and (d) prostate cancer using gut microbiome composition. The ROC cu

Updated on: March 27,2024

Risk prediction using genes and gut bacteria can improve early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes

by Tracey Ellis,University of CambridgeCross-validated Ridge logistic regression models for incident (a) CAD, (b) T2D, (c) AD and (d) prostate cancer using gut microbiome composition. The ROC cu

Updated on:March 27,2024

Call for action over unreliable private online hormone tests

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large private laboratory is still processing finger prick tests for estrogen levels, which are sold by private retailers online, desp

Updated on: January 17,2024

Call for action over unreliable private online hormone tests

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large private laboratory is still processing finger prick tests for estrogen levels, which are sold by private retailers online, desp

Updated on:January 17,2024

How internal clocks control fat metabolism

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgIn the fruit fly Drosophila, a central circadian clock in the brain controls important parameters such as daily activity or food intake. Peripheral clock

Updated on: January 17,2024

How internal clocks control fat metabolism

byJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgIn the fruit fly Drosophila, a central circadian clock in the brain controls important parameters such as daily activity or food intake. Peripheral clock

Updated on:January 17,2024

Higher genetic risk of obesity means working out harder for same results, study shows

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming

Updated on: March 30,2024

Higher genetic risk of obesity means working out harder for same results, study shows

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid becoming

Updated on:March 30,2024

Shifting focus: Investigators describe changes to pancreatic β cells at onset of type 1 diabetes

by Joslin Diabetes CenterIn vivo AAV8-mediated overexpression of Mettl3 in NOD mouse β-cells delays T1D progression. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01368-0A

Updated on: March 14,2024

Shifting focus: Investigators describe changes to pancreatic β cells at onset of type 1 diabetes

by Joslin Diabetes CenterIn vivo AAV8-mediated overexpression of Mettl3 in NOD mouse β-cells delays T1D progression. Credit:Nature Cell Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01368-0A

Updated on:March 14,2024

Study identifies new drug target for preventing fatty liver disease

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have found a potential new drug target for untreatable fatty liver disease in humans, according to a study published today in eLife.Their findi

Updated on: January 24,2024

Study identifies new drug target for preventing fatty liver disease

byeLifeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists have found a potential new drug target for untreatable fatty liver disease in humans, according to a study published today in eLife.Their findi

Updated on:January 24,2024

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

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

Data show individuals with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of asthma, and vice versa

byDiabetologiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIndividuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more likely to develop asthma—and vice versa, according to an analysis of data on 17 million people pres

Updated on: September 30,2024

Data show individuals with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of asthma, and vice versa

byDiabetologiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIndividuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more likely to develop asthma—and vice versa, according to an analysis of data on 17 million people pres

Updated on:September 30,2024

Abnormal lactate metabolism linked to kidney injury in diabetic patients

by Federico Graciano,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDisrupted kidney metabolism is a key driver of progressive kidney injury in diabetic kidney disease (DKD), according

Updated on: January 17,2024

Abnormal lactate metabolism linked to kidney injury in diabetic patients

by Federico Graciano,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDisrupted kidney metabolism is a key driver of progressive kidney injury in diabetic kidney disease (DKD), according

Updated on:January 17,2024