News tagged with oxygen metabolism


Study findings significant for treating infections in Type 1 diabetes

A small University at Buffalo study has found for the first time that in Type 1 diabetics, insulin injections exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular and molecular level, while even small amounts of glucose ...

Diabetes created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

New technology measures oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time

In an engineering breakthrough, a Washington University in St. Louis biomedical researcher has discovered a way to use light and color to measure oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time.

Medical research created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new target for common heart condition

Researchers have found new evidence that metabolic stress can increase the onset of atrial arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. ...

Cardiology created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify genes that may signal long life in naked mole-rats

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified high levels of a number of genes in the naked mole-rat that may suggest why they live longer than other rodents and demonstrate resistance to age-related diseases.

Cancer created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Key enzyme plays roles as both friend and foe to cancer

A molecule thought to limit cell proliferation also helps cancer cells survive during initial tumor formation and when the wayward cells spread to other organs in the body, researchers at the University of ...

Medical research created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies an expanded role for PKM2 in helping cancer cells survive

It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly reemerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and ...

Cancer created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new target for treatment of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that an enzyme found in the mitochondria of cells is decreased in the skeletal muscle of those with diabetes, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to boost ...

Medical research created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport

Scientists have been trying to explain the causes of diabetes for many years. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Novo Nordisk A/S have now shown that the increased activity of one particular ...

Diabetes created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hyperbaric treatment has significantly resuscitated activity in damaged brains

Stroke, traumatic injury, and metabolic disorder are major causes of brain damage and permanent disabilities, including motor dysfunction, psychological disorders, memory loss, and more. Current therapy and rehab programs ...

Neuroscience created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Weight loss improves SBD and metabolic dysregulation in obese children

Weight loss improved both metabolic parameters and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in obese children in a new study from researchers in Belgium, confirming links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity.

Sleep apnea created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists measure how energy is spent in martial arts

Two judo fighters face off, one in a white judogi (the traditional judo uniform) and one in blue. They reach for each other's shoulders and lock arms, in what looks like an awkward dance, before the fighter ...

Medical research created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New cancer diagnostic technique debuts

Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher rate than normal cells. This phenomenon provides a telltale sign that cancer is present, via diagnostics such as PET scans, and possibly ...

Cancer created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fumarate greatly reduces heart attack damage in mice

(Medical Xpress) -- Boosting levels of the simple compound fumarate in mice significantly reduces damage from a heart attack, an Oxford University-led study has shown.

Medical research created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Severity of sleep disordered breathing predicts glycemic health

The severity of sleep disordered breathing and nocturnal hypoxemia independently predict both glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a new study.

Sleep apnea created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0