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Using metabolomics to identify pathogens causing pneumonia
Effectively treating a severe case of pneumonia is often challenging. Identifying the pathogen behind it can be difficult. Ph.D. candidate Ilona den Hartog tried something new: "We searched for answers in substances our own ...
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Weight loss drugs could help fight fatty liver disease
In the fight against fatty liver disease, researchers are looking for any and all possible solutions. But to combat the disease, which is also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, scientists ...
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Advanced drug screening: A microphysiological system to assess drug transport and nephrotoxicity
Developing advanced drug screening tools is crucial for the advancement of personalized medicine and the creation of more effective treatments. One organ receiving particular attention in this area is the kidney.
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Endurance exercise without weight loss may reduce body fat
Participating in a high volume of exercise over a short period of time, such as cycling hundreds of miles in a few days, could reduce body fat levels without weight loss. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of ...
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Understanding cancer patients with malnutrition and metabolic dysfunction
Cancer patients frequently experience metabolic dysfunction, leading to severe weight loss correlating with a poor prognosis. Causes for this dysfunction include malnutrition and cachexia, a systemic inflammation affecting ...
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Removing gene from fat tissue tricks body into burning more calories, study suggests
Removing a specific gene from fat tissue could fool the body into speeding up metabolism and burning more calories, a new study has found.
Sep 17, 2024
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Moderate caffeine consumption associated with lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, study finds
Consuming moderate amounts of coffee and caffeine regularly may offer a protective effect against developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, according to new ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Study reveals sex-specific gene expression in adipose stem cells of mice
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and AstraZeneca have discovered that gene expression in adipose stem cells varies according to sex and type of adipose tissue in mice.
Sep 17, 2024
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Study suggests blackcurrant supplementation mitigates postmenopausal bone loss
As we age, our bones lose density and become more fragile, putting us in danger of breaks and fractures. This is especially a concern among post-menopausal women who generally have much greater losses in bone density than ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Researchers present ranges of normal glucose levels among non-diabetic adults wearing continuous glucose monitors
New continuous glucose monitoring sensors (small sensors that penetrate the skin to measure glucose levels in real time) are now hitting the wearables market for use among individuals without diabetes. Despite a lack of research ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Researchers identify potential new strategy to slow the development of liver fibrosis
A study led by Manuel Vázquez Carrera, group leader at the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Center (CIBERDEM) at the University of Barcelona, reveals advances in the understanding ...
Sep 17, 2024
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New treatment extends ovarian function in older mice
A woman's ovaries are like a factory where eggs grow and produce hormones that regulate everything from menstruation and pregnancy to bone density and mood. As she and her factory age, production dwindles, and by the time ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Ozempic could curb progression of diabetes-linked liver disease
Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that.
Sep 16, 2024
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Brown fat: How cells generate heat by burning calories
Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintain body temperature by converting calorie-rich nutrients into heat. This protects us from gaining excess weight and from metabolic disorders.
Sep 16, 2024
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Swallowing triggers a release of serotonin, research reveals
Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University of Cambridge have identified an important control circuit involved in the eating process. The study has revealed that fly larvae have special sensors, or receptors, ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Lifestyle intervention from childhood to adolescence affects metabolism even years later, finds study
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) uncovers how early lifestyle changes can have long-lasting impacts. A diet and physical activity intervention in childhood and adolescence was found to profoundly influence ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Exercise can reduce risk likelihood of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension during menopause
The menopause affects all women differently—and each person's experience is unique. While some women view menopause as a new lease of life, others can experience a host of new symptoms and changes to their body. Many of ...
Sep 12, 2024
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New method predicts worsening of chronic kidney disease
Researchers from Aarhus University have developed a new method to predict which patients with chronic kidney failure are at risk of losing kidney function over time. The method is based on an analysis of acid-base balances ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Babies born to women consuming a high fat, sugary diet at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: Study
Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat, sugary diet of the mother.
Sep 12, 2024
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Genes with strong impact on menopause timing also link to cancer risk
New research has found four genes with some of the largest known effects on the timing of menopause discovered to date, providing new insight into links between menopause timing and cancer risk.
Sep 11, 2024
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Study reveals mechanism that activates glucose production in the liver in response to stress
A study led by Brazilian researchers has produced a detailed description of the morphology of the nerves in the liver and how they control production of glucose when the organism is under stress. This process is known as ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Hormone therapy tied to reductions in insulin resistance
Hormone therapy (HT) is associated with significantly reduced insulin resistance in healthy postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Menopause Society, held from Sept. 10 to 14 in ...
Sep 11, 2024
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2007 to 2023 saw decline in menopausal hormone therapy usage rates
Menopausal hormone therapy (HT) usage rates declined from 2007 to 2023 and remain low, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of The Menopause Society, held from Sept. 10 to 14 in Chicago.
Sep 11, 2024
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Long-term exercisers have 'healthier' belly fat, study reveals
People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Common diabetes drug slows growth of normal cells carrying cancer mutation, finds study
A common diabetes medication, metformin, slows the growth of precancerous cells in the esophagus while some metabolic conditions accelerate it, suggests a new study.
Sep 10, 2024
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