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Study identifies driver of liver cancer that could be target for treatment
Metabolic diseases like obesity can increase the risk of developing liver cancer, research has shown. But how one disease predisposes to the other is unclear. In a new study, Yale researchers uncovered a key role played by ...
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Neuroscience
Creatine found to improve cognitive performance during sleep deprivation
Creatine is a popular dietary supplement in the sports community that is used to improve physical performance. Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have now discovered that a high single dose of creatine can temporarily ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Food in sight? The liver is ready in minutes: Study shows how adapting sugar metabolism starts in the brain
What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Understanding the cellular mechanisms of obesity-induced inflammation and metabolic dysfunction
A South Korean team has spearheaded a research endeavor that successfully uncovered the mechanisms governing inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in tissues associated with obesity. Their findings were published in Nature ...
Apr 25, 2024
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How does aging start? Scientists explain how IgG antibodies are a driving factor
Aging, a phenomenon that affects every individual, is a natural part of the human condition but one that often induces anxiety. These feelings are paired with health conditions and illnesses that accompany the aging process, ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness
Giving drugs at different times of day could significantly affect how they are metabolized in the liver, according to a new study from MIT.
Apr 24, 2024
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After spinal cord injury, neurons wreak havoc on metabolism: Study finds common drug may prevent some of the effects
Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack, and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal fat tissue compounds to ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Testicular maldescent in infertile men may be a sign of a more severe genetic syndrome
A surprisingly high fraction of infertile men presenting congenital testicular maldescent, cryptorchidism were revealed as undiagnosed cases of congenital RASopathy syndromes, as stated in a recent publication in Frontiers ...
Apr 24, 2024
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The consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers could be associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
In Europe and North America, 30 to 60% of dietary energy intake in adults comes from ultra-processed foods. An increasing number of epidemiological studies suggest a link between higher consumption levels of ultra-processed ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Gut microbiota acts like an auxiliary liver, study finds
Microbes in the mammalian gut can significantly change their hosts' amino acid and glucose metabolism, acting almost like an extra liver, according to a new preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Apr 23, 2024
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New insights into the molecular mechanisms behind the action of secretagogin
An international research team, led by Tibor Harkany and Robert Schnell at Karolinska Institutet and MedUni Vienna's Center for Brain Research, set out to find ways of influencing hormone release to reduce stress reactions ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Innovative microscopy demystifies metabolism of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease causes significant problems with memory, thinking and behavior and is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 50 million people around the world each year. This number is expected to triple ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Unraveling the neural circuit behind reduced food intake in high temperatures
In a study recently published in Nature, an international research team led by Karolinska Institutet and MedUni Vienna, addressed how and why acute heat exposure, in conditions reminiscent of a sauna session or limited exposure ...
Apr 23, 2024
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International collaboration produces a comprehensive atlas of human skeletal muscle aging
In a world with rapidly aging societies, there's a need for a detailed understanding of the cause and progression of diseases associated with aging. Skeletal muscle is the key motor system in the human body and plays a pivotal ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Study shows TP53INP2 protein could provide new way to combat muscle loss during aging
Sarcopenia is a common disorder in older people, characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass and function, a condition that can significantly affect quality of life and increase the risk of falls, injury and dependency. ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Leukocyte glucose index, arteriovenous fistula failure linked in ESKD
For patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), a high preoperative leukocyte glucose index (LGI) is associated with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure, according to a study published online April 1 in the Journal of ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Study shows metabolic health before vaccination determines effectiveness of anti-flu response
Metabolic health (normal blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels, among other factors) influences the effectiveness of influenza vaccinations. Vaccination is known to be less effective in people with obesity compared ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Researchers find glucose levels of nondiabetic people vary more than thought
A medical researcher at Tel Aviv University, working with a group of computer scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, both in Israel, has found that fasting glucose levels in nondiabetic people vary more than previously ...
Mouse study shows how a father's diet can shape the health of his offspring
A study of mice suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.
Apr 17, 2024
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Guidance on energy and macronutrients across the lifespan
In the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of "food as medicine"—a philosophy in which food and nutrition are positioned within interventions to support ...
Apr 17, 2024
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