News tagged with glucose metabolism

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Bile acid sequestrant reduces glucose concentration in T2DM

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin monotherapy, the bile acid sequestrant colesevelam reduces fasting and postprandial glucose concentrations without any effects on insulin concentration, ...

Diabetes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Binge drinking increases risk of Type 2 diabetes by causing insulin resistance

Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study led by researchers at the Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Institute at the Icahn School of ...

Diabetes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood

A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome ...

Health created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer suppressor gene links metabolism with cellular aging

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is an attractive target for drug developers. But this path has so far proven difficult, as most p53 regulatory proteins operate via protein-protein interactions, which make for poor drug targets, ...

Cancer created Jan 13, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is there a period of increased vulnerability for repeat traumatic brain injury?

Repeat traumatic brain injury affects a subgroup of the 3.5 million people who suffer head trauma each year. Even a mild repeat TBI that occurs when the brain is still recovering from an initial injury can ...

Neuroscience created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nutritional supplement may help prevent Alzheimer's, research suggests

(Medical Xpress)—A nutritional supplement available over-the-counter may offer protection from Alzheimer's disease, a study by the University of Virginia and Northwestern University suggests.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds important factor in fat storage and energy metabolism

As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator – ...

Medical research created Jan 06, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UCSB researchers perform pioneering research on Type 2 diabetes

– While legions of medical researchers have been looking to understand the genetic basis of disease and how mutations may affect human health, a group of biomedical researchers at UC Santa Barbara is studying ...

Diabetes created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cellular metabolism arms T cells to battle viruses and tumours

(Medical Xpress)—New research demonstrates that the cellular metabolism of certain immune cells is closely linked to their function, which includes protecting against viral infections and the development of tumours.

Medical research created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The X factor in liver metabolism

After you eat, your liver switches from producing glucose to storing it. At the same time, a cellular signaling pathway known as the unfolded protein response (UPR) is transiently activated, but it is not clear how this pathway ...

Medical research created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metformin treatment beneficial for obese children, teens

(HealthDay)—Obese children and adolescents treated with twice-daily metformin have significantly improved body mass index standard deviation scores (BMI-SDS), fasting glucose, and other metabolic risk factors, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ability to chart the molecular progress of diabetes brings personalized medicine closer to realization

Researchers in Singapore have succeeded in tracking, for the first time, the molecular changes caused by type 2 diabetes that affect how the body handles glucose production in the liver. In a series of experiments ...

Diabetes created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brown adipose tissue beneficial for metabolism and glucose tolerance

Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have demonstrated that brown adipose tissue (BAT) has beneficial effects on glucose tolerance, body weight and metabolism. The findings, which may lead to new treatments for diabetes, appear ...

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein controlling glucose metabolism also a tumor suppressor

A protein known to regulate how cells process glucose also appears to be a tumor suppressor, adding to the potential that therapies directed at cellular metabolism may help suppress tumor growth. In their report in the Dec. ...

Cancer created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Type 2 diabetes tablet promotes weight loss

(Medical Xpress)—A new drug for type 2 diabetes, involving research at Aston University is being launched as a once-daily tablet for adults with the condition.

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0