Belly fat hinders digestive disease medications

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at C

Updated on: June 20,2024

Belly fat hinders digestive disease medications

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe mass and composition of our bodies can significantly affect the way medications are metabolized and absorbed. Investigators at C

Updated on:June 20,2024

Study finds long-term 10% weight loss with anti-obesity medications and lifestyle changes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study finds overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6% over 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle changes in

Updated on: February 19,2024

Study finds long-term 10% weight loss with anti-obesity medications and lifestyle changes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study finds overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6% over 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle changes in

Updated on:February 19,2024

Study reveals obesity-related trigger that can lead to diabetes

by Washington University School of MedicineResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a defect in an enzyme called APT1 interferes with the ability to se

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study reveals obesity-related trigger that can lead to diabetes

by Washington University School of MedicineResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a defect in an enzyme called APT1 interferes with the ability to se

Updated on:February 21,2024

Uncovering the role of ATP in ovulation suggests new treatment for infertility

by Nagoya UniversityPurinergic neurons, a source of ATP triggering ovulation. Credit: Naoko Inoue and Hazim Safiullar, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya UniversityA research gro

Updated on: February 03,2024

Uncovering the role of ATP in ovulation suggests new treatment for infertility

by Nagoya UniversityPurinergic neurons, a source of ATP triggering ovulation. Credit: Naoko Inoue and Hazim Safiullar, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya UniversityA research gro

Updated on:February 03,2024

Wearable monitor detects stress hormone levels across a full 24-hour day

byUniversity of BirminghamThe U-RHYTHM device is worn in a comfortable band placed around the hips. The position of the microdialysis membrane, which is placed superficially in the skin. Credit:

Updated on: January 24,2024

Wearable monitor detects stress hormone levels across a full 24-hour day

byUniversity of BirminghamThe U-RHYTHM device is worn in a comfortable band placed around the hips. The position of the microdialysis membrane, which is placed superficially in the skin. Credit:

Updated on:January 24,2024

Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

by Cara MurezMenopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contr

Updated on: February 21,2024

Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

by Cara MurezMenopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contr

Updated on:February 21,2024

How tasty is the food? New insights on how the brain regulates feeding behavior

by Max Planck SocietyThe joy of eating—but when is it enough? A study now shows that the hormone ghrelin and specialized neurons regulate food intake and the associated feeling of reward. Credit:

Updated on: February 21,2024

How tasty is the food? New insights on how the brain regulates feeding behavior

by Max Planck SocietyThe joy of eating—but when is it enough? A study now shows that the hormone ghrelin and specialized neurons regulate food intake and the associated feeling of reward. Credit:

Updated on:February 21,2024

Scientists turn white fat cells into calorie-burning beige fat

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study shows that suppressing a protein turns ordinary fat into a calorie burner and may explain why drug trials at

Updated on: July 08,2024

Scientists turn white fat cells into calorie-burning beige fat

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study shows that suppressing a protein turns ordinary fat into a calorie burner and may explain why drug trials at

Updated on:July 08,2024

Phase 3 study finds fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFezolinetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, associated w

Updated on: February 03,2024

Phase 3 study finds fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFezolinetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, associated w

Updated on:February 03,2024

Worldwide audit finds testosterone replacement improves blood sugar control in men with type 2 diabetes

byDiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainReal-world data from an ongoing international audit of testosterone deficiency in men with type 2 diabetes, presented at theAnnual Meeting of The Eur

Updated on: January 17,2024

Worldwide audit finds testosterone replacement improves blood sugar control in men with type 2 diabetes

byDiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainReal-world data from an ongoing international audit of testosterone deficiency in men with type 2 diabetes, presented at theAnnual Meeting of The Eur

Updated on:January 17,2024

For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level

byUniversity of ChicagoA new PME imaging and machine learning technique can measure glycolysis at both the cellular and sub-cellular levels, potentially leading to new methods for treating a wid

Updated on: February 21,2024

For the first time, researchers visualize metabolic process at the single-cell level

byUniversity of ChicagoA new PME imaging and machine learning technique can measure glycolysis at both the cellular and sub-cellular levels, potentially leading to new methods for treating a wid

Updated on:February 21,2024

Researchers reveal sex-dimorphic functions of intestinal MCT1 in regulating metabolic homeostasis

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesMCT1 regulates metabolic homeostasis of mouse in a sex-dimorphic pattern. Credit: Prof. Chen’s groupA team of researchers led by Prof. Chen Yan from Shangha

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers reveal sex-dimorphic functions of intestinal MCT1 in regulating metabolic homeostasis

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesMCT1 regulates metabolic homeostasis of mouse in a sex-dimorphic pattern. Credit: Prof. Chen’s groupA team of researchers led by Prof. Chen Yan from Shangha

Updated on:January 09,2024