Building a better bioartificial pancreas

by Brigham and Women's HospitalA convection-enhanced encapsulation device as pictured enhances nutrient transport leading to improved survival and improved glucose responsive insulin secretio

Updated on: February 03,2024

Building a better bioartificial pancreas

by Brigham and Women's HospitalA convection-enhanced encapsulation device as pictured enhances nutrient transport leading to improved survival and improved glucose responsive insulin secretio

Updated on:February 03,2024

Scientists discover that metabolic sensor may play role in Alzheimer's disease

by Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.162454It's well-known that people with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing Alz

Updated on: February 03,2024

Scientists discover that metabolic sensor may play role in Alzheimer's disease

by Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.162454It's well-known that people with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing Alz

Updated on:February 03,2024

Century-old vaccine found to protect type 1 diabetics from infectious diseases

byMassachusetts General HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109881In new research, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) show

Updated on: May 30,2024

Century-old vaccine found to protect type 1 diabetics from infectious diseases

byMassachusetts General HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109881In new research, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) show

Updated on:May 30,2024

Healthy fat? Transcription factor C/EBPβ positively influences fat storage

by Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Genetically modified mice with increased function of the transcription factor C/EBPβ (b) store excess fat in hyperplastic adipose tissue. O

Updated on: February 03,2024

Healthy fat? Transcription factor C/EBPβ positively influences fat storage

by Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)Genetically modified mice with increased function of the transcription factor C/EBPβ (b) store excess fat in hyperplastic adipose tissue. O

Updated on:February 03,2024

YBX1 as a key regulator of mitochondrial pyruvate uptake

by Frontiers JournalsYBX1 resides in the mitochondrial IMS. (a) Representative images of colocalization of YBX1 and PDHA1 in MDA-MB-231, MHCC-97H, and HEK293T cells. Red indicates YBX1 and green indic

Updated on: January 18,2024

YBX1 as a key regulator of mitochondrial pyruvate uptake

by Frontiers JournalsYBX1 resides in the mitochondrial IMS. (a) Representative images of colocalization of YBX1 and PDHA1 in MDA-MB-231, MHCC-97H, and HEK293T cells. Red indicates YBX1 and green indic

Updated on:January 18,2024

Metformin cuts insulin resistance and chances of kidney disease in young, obese rats

byAmerican Physiological SocietyAbstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00078.2023Improving insulin resistance with metformin, a

Updated on: January 18,2024

Metformin cuts insulin resistance and chances of kidney disease in young, obese rats

byAmerican Physiological SocietyAbstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00078.2023Improving insulin resistance with metformin, a

Updated on:January 18,2024

Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infection

Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infectionbySalk InstituteParasitic Trypanosoma brucei worms (dark blue) among mouse blood cells (light blue and white). Credit: Salk InstituteAlth

Updated on: January 24,2024

Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infection

Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infectionbySalk InstituteParasitic Trypanosoma brucei worms (dark blue) among mouse blood cells (light blue and white). Credit: Salk InstituteAlth

Updated on:January 24,2024

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

New research on vitamin D and respiratory infections important for risk groups

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that supplementary vitamin D seems to provide a certain degree of protection against respiratory infections. A new study involv

Updated on: February 03,2024

New research on vitamin D and respiratory infections important for risk groups

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainStudies have shown that supplementary vitamin D seems to provide a certain degree of protection against respiratory infections. A new study involv

Updated on:February 03,2024

Study finds less obesity in 3- and 4-year-olds after the pandemic

bySwedish Research CouncilCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in the group of three- and four-year-olds in Sweden has decreased after the pandemic. The incr

Updated on: March 27,2024

Study finds less obesity in 3- and 4-year-olds after the pandemic

bySwedish Research CouncilCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in the group of three- and four-year-olds in Sweden has decreased after the pandemic. The incr

Updated on:March 27,2024

New cause identified for metabolic disease that strikes Native Americans

by Duke University Medical CenterCredit: Shawn Rocco/Duke HealthDuke Health researchers have identified the cause of an inherited metabolic disease common among people with Lumbee and other Nativ

Updated on: January 31,2024

New cause identified for metabolic disease that strikes Native Americans

by Duke University Medical CenterCredit: Shawn Rocco/Duke HealthDuke Health researchers have identified the cause of an inherited metabolic disease common among people with Lumbee and other Nativ

Updated on:January 31,2024

Study sheds light on connection between metabolism and fatigue after Crimean-Congo fever

by Christina Sundqvist,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) spreads via ticks and is on the World Health Organization's (WHO)

Updated on: January 19,2024

Study sheds light on connection between metabolism and fatigue after Crimean-Congo fever

by Christina Sundqvist,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) spreads via ticks and is on the World Health Organization's (WHO)

Updated on:January 19,2024