News tagged with metabolic state


Scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers ...

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lipid metabolism regulates the activity of adult neural stem cells

(Medical Xpress)—Neural stem cells in the adult brain boost their levels of lipid metabolism to grow and generate new neurons. This new finding may open novel therapeutic avenues to treat age- or disease-associated ...

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover immune cells could protect against obesity

(Medical Xpress)—New research has found that a type of anti-tumour immune cell protects against obesity and the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes. Results showing that immune cells known to be protective against ...

Immunology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Glucose deprivation activates feedback loop that kills cancer cells: study

Compared to normal cells, cancer cells have a prodigious appetite for glucose, the result of a shift in cell metabolism known as aerobic glycolysis or the "Warburg effect." Researchers focusing on this effect as a possible ...

Cancer created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

Metabolic state of brain cancer stem cells significantly different than the cancer cells they create

The metabolic state of glioma stem cells, which give rise to deadly glioblastomas, is significantly different from that of the brain cancer cells to which they give birth, a factor which helps those stem cells avoid treatment ...

Cancer created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with type 2 diabetes

The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder is significantly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. This is the finding of scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the University Hospital Gießen ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Grape polyphenols counteract fructose-induced effects

(HealthDay)—Grape polyphenol (PP) supplementation prevents fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in healthy volunteers with high metabolic risk, according to research published online ...

Diabetes created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds that natural killer T-cells in fat tissue guard against obesity

Invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT) are a unique subset of immune cells that are known to influence inflammatory responses. Now, a scientific team led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has ...

Immunology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0