Medical research
The role of lactate in boosting memory
(Medical Xpress)—EPFL researchers have decoded the mechanism by which a glucose derivative activates receptors involved in memorization.
Aug 18, 2014
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News tagged with metabolic disorder
Medical research
Strict genomic partitioning by biological clock separates key metabolic functions
Much of the liver's metabolic function is governed by circadian rhythms – our own body clock – and UC Irvine researchers have now found two independent mechanisms by which this occurs.
Jul 31, 2014
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Genetics
Defects in fatty acid transport proteins linked to schizophrenia and autism
Using diverse methodologies, neuroscientists from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute report that defects in Fatty Acid Binding Proteins (FABPs) may help to explain the pathology in some cases of schizophrenia and autism spectrum ...
Jul 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Single dose reverses autism-like symptoms in mice
In a further test of a novel theory that suggests autism is the consequence of abnormal cell communication, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that an almost century-old drug ...
Jun 17, 2014
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Neuroscience
Leptin also influences brain cells that control appetite, study finds
Twenty years after the hormone leptin was found to regulate metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that the hormone also acts on other types of ...
Jun 1, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers identify fat-storage gene mutation that may increase diabetes risk
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a mutation in a fat-storage gene that appears to increase the risk for type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders, according to a study published ...
May 22, 2014
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Genetics
New atlas of molecules paves the way for improved understanding of metabolic diseases
In the most comprehensive exploration of the association between genetic variation and human metabolism, researchers have provided unprecedented insights into how genetic variants influence complex disease and drug response ...
May 11, 2014
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Neuroscience
Drug shows early promise in treating seizures
A study out today in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a potential new treatment for the seizures that often plague children with genetic metabolic disorders and individuals undergoing liver failure. The discovery hinges ...
Nov 17, 2013
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Medical research
Study finds that a gene associated with longevity also regulates the body's circadian clock
Human sleeping and waking patterns are largely governed by an internal circadian clock that corresponds closely with the 24-hour cycle of light and darkness. This circadian clock also controls other body functions, such as ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Medical research
New findings regarding DNA damage checkpoint mechanism in oxidative stress
In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage, as "everybody knows" that reducing the amount of "reactive oxygen species"—cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism—is critical to staying ...
Jun 14, 2013
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