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Effects of COVID-19 infection on the thyroid gland still present after one year
Severe COVID-19 disease affects thyroid function through a variety of mechanisms according to a new study from Dr. Ilaria Muller and colleagues from the University of Milan, Italy. The study followed patients with thyroid ...
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gender-affirming hormone therapy has a positive impact on well-being
New evidence shows that people who have undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy report high grades of satisfaction with both the physical and psychological effects. A new study on this topic, carried out by researchers ...
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Milk and water most efficient vehicles for absorbing vitamin D, study finds
According to a new study that was presented May 21 at the 24th European Congress of Endocrinology in Milan, Italy, vitamin D food fortification worked better with water and milk than in juice. By measuring the maximum concentration ...
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Low concentrations of a specific metabolite in diabetics may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID symptoms
A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China, has found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in diabetic patients may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID symptoms. In ...
Healthy fat? Transcription factor C/EBPβ positively influences fat storage
The chronic nutritional and metabolic disease of obesity is characterized by an excessive increase in body fat and its accumulation in tissues. Those who suffer from obesity also have an increased risk of concomitant or secondary ...
May 20, 2022
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Scientists gain ground on rare congenital neurological disorder
Two recent discoveries co-led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help lead to new ways to treat patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), a brain development disorder that causes severe intellectual disability ...
May 20, 2022
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Change of temperature causes whole body reprogramming
Human beings, like most organisms, are constantly exposed to alternating colder or warmer temperatures. These environmental variations cause striking metabolic effects and require constant adaptations. While some of these ...
May 17, 2022
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Estrogen treatment associated with reduced COVID deaths
A new paper in Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that receiving hormone replacement therapy within six months of a recorded diagnosis of COVID-19 was associated with a reduction in mortality ...
May 17, 2022
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Mice live longer and lose weight while eating more when FGF21 is present
A single hormone appears to coordinate the lifespan extension produced by a low-protein diet.
May 13, 2022
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Biomaterial improves islet transplants for treatment of type 1 diabetes
Islet cell transplants are a promising treatment that can cure difficult-to-treat type 1 diabetes. The cells, taken from a donor pancreas, provide patients with a sustainable and tightly controlled source of insulin. A major ...
May 13, 2022
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Video: What women should know about osteoporosis risk
Bones are living organisms that build and break down, but when the body loses more bone than it makes, problems can arise. Early detection and treatment can help those with bone loss maintain active lifestyles.
May 13, 2022
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From cavefish to humans: Evolution of metabolism in cavefish may provide insight into treatments for a host of diseases
New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research examines how cavefish, surface-dwelling river fish that flooded into underground cave systems over 100,000 years ago, developed unique metabolic adaptations to ...
May 12, 2022
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Obesity in pregnancy increases risk of lifelong cardiovascular disease in offspring
Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the fetus according to a new study in mice. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes in the heart of the ...
May 12, 2022
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Scientists study links between obesity, age and body chemistry
A team of Clemson University scientists is making inroads in understanding the relationship between certain enzymes that are normally produced in the body and their role in regulating obesity and controlling liver diseases.
May 11, 2022
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Exercise during pregnancy may yield metabolic benefits in grandchildren
If grandma liked working out, her pain may be your gain. It may seem unlikely, but recent research out of the Joslin Diabetes Center says it just might be the case. Laurie Goodyear, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical ...
May 11, 2022
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Research unlocks personalized care in type 2 diabetes
Moving away from a "one-size fits all" care regime has the potential to transform care for people with type 2 diabetes, a University of Dundee study has shown.
May 10, 2022
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Stress may be associated with fertility issues in women
Female rats exposed to a scream sound may have diminished ovarian reserve and reduced fertility, according to a small animal study published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrinology.
May 10, 2022
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Active brown adipose tissue protects against 'pre-prediabetes'
In a prospective study of young, lean adults, PET/CT imaging revealed that higher levels of active brown adipose tissue (also known as "brown fat") are more prevalent in individuals who exhibit very early indications of metabolic ...
May 06, 2022
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Cutting calories and eating at the right time of day leads to longer life in mice
One recipe for longevity is simple, if not easy to follow: eat less. Studies in a variety of animals have shown that restricting calories can lead to a longer, healthier life.
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Discovering a mysterious estrogen's important role in pregnancy
When a woman becomes pregnant, her levels of estriol, one of the three common estrogens that are nearly undetectable before conception, skyrocket. However, scientists never knew what this hormone does or why levels of it ...
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