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Everything you need to know about insulin

Everything you need to know about insulin

by Robin FosterInsulin can be a critical part of managing diabetes, but patients may not know all the ins and outs of using the medication effectively.Luckily, the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Everything you need to know about insulin

by Robin FosterInsulin can be a critical part of managing diabetes, but patients may not know all the ins and outs of using the medication effectively.Luckily, the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
New cause identified for metabolic disease that strikes Native Americans

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

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
Researchers discover metabolic pathway specific to granuloma formation in patients

Researchers discover metabolic pathway specific to granuloma formation in patients

byKyoto UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI171088On good days, the immune system can effectively handle pathogens that invade the body. However

Researchers discover metabolic pathway specific to granuloma formation in patients

byKyoto UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI171088On good days, the immune system can effectively handle pathogens that invade the body. However
Scientists discover a new understanding of how an old hormone works, paving way for better therapies

Scientists discover a new understanding of how an old hormone works, paving way for better therapies

byMonash UniversityCredit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52703-wMonash University researchers have discovered how the hormone peptide glucagon could better trea

Scientists discover a new understanding of how an old hormone works, paving way for better therapies

byMonash UniversityCredit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52703-wMonash University researchers have discovered how the hormone peptide glucagon could better trea
Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes

Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes

byUniversity of LeicesterMycobacterium tuberculosis alters the immunometabolic landscape of the liver. Credit:PLOS Pathogens(2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012565Scientists from t

Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes

byUniversity of LeicesterMycobacterium tuberculosis alters the immunometabolic landscape of the liver. Credit:PLOS Pathogens(2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012565Scientists from t
Study reveals link between belly fat, blood pressure and food responses

Study reveals link between belly fat, blood pressure and food responses

by King's College LondonCredit:Nutrients(2022). DOI: 10.3390/nu14214499People with high blood pressure take longer and work harder to clear fats from the blood after meals and hav

Study reveals link between belly fat, blood pressure and food responses

by King's College LondonCredit:Nutrients(2022). DOI: 10.3390/nu14214499People with high blood pressure take longer and work harder to clear fats from the blood after meals and hav
Chemicals in personal care products cause harmful effects in breast cancer cells from Black women

Chemicals in personal care products cause harmful effects in breast cancer cells from Black women

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChemicals called parabens, which are found in widely used hair and personal care products, cause harmful effects in breast cancer cells f

Chemicals in personal care products cause harmful effects in breast cancer cells from Black women

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChemicals called parabens, which are found in widely used hair and personal care products, cause harmful effects in breast cancer cells f
Secretin hormone induces satiation by activating brown fat

Secretin hormone induces satiation by activating brown fat

by University of TurkuPositron emission tomography images showing glucose tracer uptake after placebo and secretin infusions. Arrows show the location of brown adipose tissue. Credit: University

Secretin hormone induces satiation by activating brown fat

by University of TurkuPositron emission tomography images showing glucose tracer uptake after placebo and secretin infusions. Arrows show the location of brown adipose tissue. Credit: University
How low testosterone can affect men's health

How low testosterone can affect men's health

by Alex Osiadacz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicMillions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like ost

How low testosterone can affect men's health

by Alex Osiadacz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicMillions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like ost
Healthy fat? Transcription factor C/EBPβ positively influences fat storage

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

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

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

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
Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infection

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

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