Yale scientists have discovered that a protein known as augmentor-alpha regulates body weight in mice, an insight that could lead to new treatments for metabolic disorders.
Apr 11, 2022
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A study published in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal, and led by UNC School of Medicine researchers, found that alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) mortality accelerated during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Apr 6, 2022
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When a baby or toddler dies without warning, parents often blame themselves. A study at Boston Children's may provide some insight into sudden, unexplained child deaths and perhaps a measure of closure. It suggests that at ...
Mar 22, 2022
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For the first time, the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry and the University Hospital Bonn have been able to directly link a stress factor in the brain to the cell's recycling system and obesity. This could enable a completely ...
Mar 11, 2022
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A treatment strategy using an antibody that inhibits a cell signaling protein called interleukin-11 (IL-11) could lead to new hope for people with a debilitating genetic kidney disease called Alport syndrome. Scientists from ...
Mar 9, 2022
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An interdisciplinary research team at The University of Texas at San Antonio has successfully developed an innovative inhibitor that shows promise in fighting obesity and potentially preventing heart disease. Francis Yoshimoto, ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new therapeutic approach to obesity and related metabolic disorders that in laboratory experiments demonstrated a significant reduction ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Patients with metabolic syndrome have significantly worse hospitalization and mortality rates due to COVID-19. Hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are common comorbidities associated with metabolic syndrome, as described ...
Jan 11, 2022
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A growing body of research suggests that early-life infection, inflammation, and metabolic changes could contribute to psychiatric disorders—perhaps via effects during critical periods of brain development. New evidence ...
Jan 11, 2022
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A study carried out in the University of Eastern Finland discovered differences in one-carbon and energy metabolism between episodic and chronic depression. One-carbon metabolism plays a key role in the production of, e.g., ...
Dec 8, 2021
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