Interrupting high-fat, high-calorie diet with regular 'fasting' cycles helps mice live longer, healthier life: study

by Jenesse Miller,University of Southern CaliforniaRegular cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet improved health and lifespans in mice that otherwise ate a high-fat diet. Credit: Jonathan Haase / U

Updated on: February 21,2024

Interrupting high-fat, high-calorie diet with regular 'fasting' cycles helps mice live longer, healthier life: study

by Jenesse Miller,University of Southern CaliforniaRegular cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet improved health and lifespans in mice that otherwise ate a high-fat diet. Credit: Jonathan Haase / U

Updated on:February 21,2024

Mouse study hints at specific brain receptor behind PCOS symptoms

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPolycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, can cause a range of symptoms, including disrupted menstrual cycles, abdominal obesity, cardiovascu

Updated on: February 19,2024

Mouse study hints at specific brain receptor behind PCOS symptoms

by University of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPolycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, can cause a range of symptoms, including disrupted menstrual cycles, abdominal obesity, cardiovascu

Updated on:February 19,2024

An affordable and effective nutritional approach to help reduce inflammation and prevent type 2 diabetes

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team sheds new light on the role of marine-source omega-3 supplementation in treating adipose tissue inflammation and reducing the risk for car

Updated on: December 11,2024

An affordable and effective nutritional approach to help reduce inflammation and prevent type 2 diabetes

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team sheds new light on the role of marine-source omega-3 supplementation in treating adipose tissue inflammation and reducing the risk for car

Updated on:December 11,2024

Type 1 diabetes research sheds light on biomarkers in partial remission phase

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) have led a comprehensive review study on biomarkers fo

Updated on: January 09,2024

Type 1 diabetes research sheds light on biomarkers in partial remission phase

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) have led a comprehensive review study on biomarkers fo

Updated on:January 09,2024

Afternoon or evening physical activity is linked to reduced insulin resistance, better control of blood sugar

by DiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inDiabetologiafinds that afternoon or evening physical activity is associated with reduced insulin resistance (and thus b

Updated on: February 21,2024

Afternoon or evening physical activity is linked to reduced insulin resistance, better control of blood sugar

by DiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inDiabetologiafinds that afternoon or evening physical activity is associated with reduced insulin resistance (and thus b

Updated on:February 21,2024

Study first to use novel glucagon isotopes to measure glucagon metabolism in Type 1 diabetes

Updated on: June 25,2025

Study first to use novel glucagon isotopes to measure glucagon metabolism in Type 1 diabetes

Updated on:June 25,2025

This hormone may be the missing ingredient to heart-healthy cholesterol levels for menopausal women

by University of Pittsburgh3D crystal structure rendered in pyMol of Anti-müllerian hormone bound to its receptor, AMHR2. Credit: Drewhow, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsStep aside estr

Updated on: February 21,2024

This hormone may be the missing ingredient to heart-healthy cholesterol levels for menopausal women

by University of Pittsburgh3D crystal structure rendered in pyMol of Anti-müllerian hormone bound to its receptor, AMHR2. Credit: Drewhow, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsStep aside estr

Updated on:February 21,2024

Study unveils role of mitochondria in dietary fat processing

byUniversity of ColognePictures show small intestinal villi from wild type (top) and enterocyte-specific DARS2 knockout mice (bottom) stained for PLIN2 (yellow), TGN38 (red), E-cadherin (green)

Updated on: January 19,2024

Study unveils role of mitochondria in dietary fat processing

byUniversity of ColognePictures show small intestinal villi from wild type (top) and enterocyte-specific DARS2 knockout mice (bottom) stained for PLIN2 (yellow), TGN38 (red), E-cadherin (green)

Updated on:January 19,2024

Food-as-Medicine study finds no improvements in type 2 diabetes patients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsResearch led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive fo

Updated on: March 05,2024

Food-as-Medicine study finds no improvements in type 2 diabetes patients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsResearch led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive fo

Updated on:March 05,2024

How metabolomics could be the newest addition to a forensic pathologist's toolkit

by Chiba UniversityA. Score and loading plots of PCA. 10 samples from the DM group (red) and 10 samples from the negative (Ng) group (green) are plotted based on 22 ions with statistical significance

Updated on: January 31,2024

How metabolomics could be the newest addition to a forensic pathologist's toolkit

by Chiba UniversityA. Score and loading plots of PCA. 10 samples from the DM group (red) and 10 samples from the negative (Ng) group (green) are plotted based on 22 ions with statistical significance

Updated on:January 31,2024

Researchers identify new mechanism that could improve the efficiency of diabetes treatments

by University of BarcelonaProposed mechanistic model for the hepatic effects of Gdf15 deficiency on fibrosis, gluconeogenesis and fatty liver via the TGF-β1-SMAD3 pathway. Credit:Metabolism

Updated on: March 05,2024

Researchers identify new mechanism that could improve the efficiency of diabetes treatments

by University of BarcelonaProposed mechanistic model for the hepatic effects of Gdf15 deficiency on fibrosis, gluconeogenesis and fatty liver via the TGF-β1-SMAD3 pathway. Credit:Metabolism

Updated on:March 05,2024

Researchers define normal natriuretic peptide level range across lifespan of healthy US population

by Anna Jones,University of Alabama at BirminghamAge-specific NT-proBNP concentrations stratified by age and race and ethnicity. Credit:JACC: Heart Failure(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf

Updated on: January 18,2024

Researchers define normal natriuretic peptide level range across lifespan of healthy US population

by Anna Jones,University of Alabama at BirminghamAge-specific NT-proBNP concentrations stratified by age and race and ethnicity. Credit:JACC: Heart Failure(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf

Updated on:January 18,2024