Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease, ac

Updated on: January 19,2024

Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain?

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with a higher cumulative estrogen exposure throughout their life may have a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease, ac

Updated on:January 19,2024

What is type 1.5 diabetes? It's a bit like type 1 and a bit like type 2—but it's often misdiagnosed

by Emily Burch and Lauren Ball,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile you're likely familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you've probably heard less about type 1.5 di

Updated on: September 02,2024

What is type 1.5 diabetes? It's a bit like type 1 and a bit like type 2—but it's often misdiagnosed

by Emily Burch and Lauren Ball,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile you're likely familiar with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, you've probably heard less about type 1.5 di

Updated on:September 02,2024

Excess calories during development may alter the brain and spur adult overeating

by Rutgers UniversityBNST→LHA connectivity is primarily GABAergic and is negatively correlated with early life growth rate. A. Experimental schematic. AAV-Syn-ChR2-eYFP was injected in BNST. B. E

Updated on: February 03,2024

Excess calories during development may alter the brain and spur adult overeating

by Rutgers UniversityBNST→LHA connectivity is primarily GABAergic and is negatively correlated with early life growth rate. A. Experimental schematic. AAV-Syn-ChR2-eYFP was injected in BNST. B. E

Updated on:February 03,2024

Researchers develop C. elegans as a model for investigating metabolism variations between individuals

by Jim Fessenden,University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolCaenorhabditis elegans. Credit:KbradnamatEnglish Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 2.5Using four unrelated s

Updated on: February 19,2024

Researchers develop C. elegans as a model for investigating metabolism variations between individuals

by Jim Fessenden,University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolCaenorhabditis elegans. Credit:KbradnamatEnglish Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 2.5Using four unrelated s

Updated on:February 19,2024

High aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome, study finds

by University of JyväskyläDifferences in V̇O2peakamong children with different numbers of cardiometabolic risk factors. The metabolic syndrome was defined using the modified National Choles

Updated on: February 21,2024

High aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome, study finds

by University of JyväskyläDifferences in V̇O2peakamong children with different numbers of cardiometabolic risk factors. The metabolic syndrome was defined using the modified National Choles

Updated on:February 21,2024

Research links single gene to female infertility

byHudson Institute of Medical ResearchLoss of Fgfr2c from the ovary leads to an absence in primordial germ cells (PGCs), the precursors of the eggs. Immunofluorescence analysis for the germ cell

Updated on: January 17,2024

Research links single gene to female infertility

byHudson Institute of Medical ResearchLoss of Fgfr2c from the ovary leads to an absence in primordial germ cells (PGCs), the precursors of the eggs. Immunofluorescence analysis for the germ cell

Updated on:January 17,2024

Inhibiting somatostatin may prevent dangerous blood glucose drops in type 1 diabetes

byUniversity of GothenburgImpact of T1D on plasma glucose and pancreatic insulin and glucagon contents in NOD mice. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01139-zInh

Updated on: October 09,2024

Inhibiting somatostatin may prevent dangerous blood glucose drops in type 1 diabetes

byUniversity of GothenburgImpact of T1D on plasma glucose and pancreatic insulin and glucagon contents in NOD mice. Credit:Nature Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01139-zInh

Updated on:October 09,2024

Non-COVID-19 deaths among people with diabetes jumped during pandemic, global study reveals

by University of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNon-COVID-19-related deaths among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic, as did the diabetes complication of si

Updated on: March 05,2024

Non-COVID-19 deaths among people with diabetes jumped during pandemic, global study reveals

by University of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNon-COVID-19-related deaths among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic, as did the diabetes complication of si

Updated on:March 05,2024

Obesity-related gut damage may worsen asthma symptoms

by Society for EndocrinologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChanges in gut function caused by weight gain are associated with an increase in asthma severity, according to research to be presented at

Updated on: January 31,2024

Obesity-related gut damage may worsen asthma symptoms

by Society for EndocrinologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChanges in gut function caused by weight gain are associated with an increase in asthma severity, according to research to be presented at

Updated on:January 31,2024

Humanized mice reveal arsenic may raise diabetes risk only for males

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityMeasuring arsenic in liver and adipose tissue of humanized and wild-type mice. (A) Arsenical quantification in isolated liver of mice (WT male, n=5; WT fem

Updated on: March 14,2024

Humanized mice reveal arsenic may raise diabetes risk only for males

by Krishna Ramanujan,Cornell UniversityMeasuring arsenic in liver and adipose tissue of humanized and wild-type mice. (A) Arsenical quantification in isolated liver of mice (WT male, n=5; WT fem

Updated on:March 14,2024

Exercise + weight loss perfect combo to fight diabetes

by Cara MurezPairing exercise with a 10% weight loss can make a major health improvement in people living with obesity and prediabetes, a new study says.Building inregular exercisemore tha

Updated on: January 24,2024

Exercise + weight loss perfect combo to fight diabetes

by Cara MurezPairing exercise with a 10% weight loss can make a major health improvement in people living with obesity and prediabetes, a new study says.Building inregular exercisemore tha

Updated on:January 24,2024

Mice without a functional internal clock have inflexible breathing

by American Physiological SocietyGraphical Abstract. Credit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad023New research suggests that the molecular clock, derived from time-keeping gene

Updated on: February 05,2024

Mice without a functional internal clock have inflexible breathing

by American Physiological SocietyGraphical Abstract. Credit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad023New research suggests that the molecular clock, derived from time-keeping gene

Updated on:February 05,2024