http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Resveratrol appears not to have a metabolic effect in obese men, according to a study published in the April issue of Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-resveratrol-effect-healthy-obese-men.html Diabetes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:00:01 EST news284661538 If findings of a new study in mice are any indication, it might be possible to fine-tune cellular powerhouses called mitochondria, tweaking one aspect to increase insulin sensitivity, reduce body and fat mass, and even extend life. Exploiting this target could one day lead to novel treatments for type 2 diabetes—an endocrine system disease that affects 8 percent of the U.S. population. The research also points to promising new avenues of investigation in the biology of aging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-link-insulin-sensitivity-cells-powerhouses.html Medical research Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:04:30 EST news278676262 Obese women might be able to eliminate their increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer by taking measures during perimenopause to prevent weight gain and to therapeutically control the metabolic effects of their obesity, according to the results of a preclinical study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-obesity-overeating-menopause-breast-tumor.html Cancer Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:10:08 EST news274098853 (HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, following administration of a subcutaneous injection of a therapeutic dose of insulin glargine, glargine is minimally detectable in blood, and most of the plasma insulin concentration is in the form of its metabolite M1, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-insulin-glargine-main-metabolic-effect.html Diabetes Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:20:11 EST news270398014 The hormone prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and then travels via the bloodstream to cells throughout the body, where it exerts multiple reproductive and metabolic effects, most notably on the breast where it is the master regulator of lactation. In recent years researchers have found that prolactin is also produced by some tissues outside the brain, however little is known about the functions of extra-pituitary prolactin or how its production is regulated in these tissues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-insights-pituitary-hormone-brain-implications.html Genetics Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:29:39 EST news268280802 The widely used diabetes drug metformin comes with a rather unexpected and alluring side effect: it encourages the growth of new neurons in the brain. The study reported in the July 6th issue of Cell Stem Cell also finds that those neural effects of the drug also make mice smarter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-diabetes-drug-metformin-brain-cells.html Medical research Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:00:02 EST news260705010 A class of compounds found in hops, the crop generally known for its role in beer production, reduces weight gain in obese and diabetic mice, according to a study published Mar. 28 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-compounds-health-obese-diabetic-mice.html Diabetes Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:00:13 EST news252153740 A group of scientists from across the world have come together in a just-published study that provides new insights into how fructose causes obesity and metabolic syndrome, more commonly known as diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-insight-fructose-obesity-metabolic-syndrome.html Medical research Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:11 EST news249572686 (Medical Xpress) -- Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to offspring by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be almost completely reversed through physical activity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-reverse-negative-effects-maternal-obesity.html Health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:15 EST news247998537