Diabetes
Unexpected finding may deter disabling diabetic eye disease
Diabetic retinopathy is considered one of the most disabling complications of diabetes and the leading cause of new cases of vision loss among adults.
Apr 6, 2018
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News tagged with lipid
Medical research
Myelin exploits phase transitions to drive it's assembly
The ability to construct complex myelin sheaths around axons is one of the greatest vertebrate inventions since the hinged jaw.
Diabetes
Researchers investigate hormonal links between diet and obesity
Obesity is a growing public health crisis, bringing with it many serious risk factors, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. As the number of people who are either overweight or obese now outnumbers those ...
May 24, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers show how the liver can control the brain and behavior
A new Yale study has found that the liver plays a major role in regulating feeding behavior in mice, a discovery that could have implications for people with eating disorders and metabolic diseases. The study, which was done ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 fattens up our body's cells to fuel its viral takeover
The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and cause disease.
Jun 28, 2022
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Medical research
Store fat or burn it? Targeting a single protein flips the switch
As obesity becomes a growing issue worldwide—nearly tripling over the last-half century—scientists are trying to gain a better understanding of the condition at the molecular level. Now, new research led by UC San Francisco ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Neuroscience
Astrocytes protect neurons from toxic buildup
Astrocytes are overtaxed neurons' pit crew.
May 31, 2019
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Health
PFAS in blood are ubiquitous and are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, finds study
Since their invention in the 1950s, more than 10,000 different substances from the category of per and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) have been developed, according to estimates.
Mar 11, 2024
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Immunology
What protects killer immune cells from harming themselves?
White blood cells, which release a toxic potion of proteins to kill cancerous and virus-infected cells, are protected from any harm by the physical properties of their cell envelopes, find scientists from UCL and the Peter ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers identify a new candidate therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease
The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein—a protein that plays a critical role in Parkinson's disease (PD)—is known to interact with and alter ...
Jun 9, 2022
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