A team of neurologists, neuroradiologists and biomaterials specialists affiliated with several institutions in Spain has found that marathon runners undergo a reversible reduction in myelin in the brain during a race. In ...
University of Rennes researchers have discovered that transplanting gut microbiota from elite athletes into mice improves mouse insulin sensitivity and increases their muscle glycogen stores.
The transformation of healthy cells into invasive colorectal tumors is an extraordinarily complex process involving numerous molecular mechanisms, according to cancer biologists in China who have discovered that low levels ...
Women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty and menopause, which may be linked to the sex hormone estrogen and explain why they are less susceptible to certain infectious diseases than men, according ...
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Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) helps protect kidney cells by supporting enzymes involved ...
Although it may appear to be a new trend, intermittent fasting has been popular for over 1,500 years. While it is known that it works for some people to lose weight, the reality is that whether or not it helps organs such ...
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The liver is the body's control tower for metabolism, powering vital functions like converting nutrients to glucose, storing fat and breaking down toxins. Over a third of the world, however, is thought to be affected by conditions ...
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Past studies have shown that the human sweet taste receptor conveys sweet perception in the mouth and may help regulate glucose metabolism throughout the body. At the same time, the anti-inflammatory medications ibuprofen ...
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Scientists have long recognized the brain's need for energy, but new research from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has now illuminated how the brain's energy utilization significantly influences ...
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Researchers have found that targeting an enzyme called PGM3 can help stop the growth of glioblastoma, the most dangerous type of brain tumor. Study findings are published online in the journal Science Advances.
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