Medical research

Study sheds light on gender differences in diabetes and aging

All's not fair in love and glucose intolerance - overweight men are more prone to get type 2 diabetes than are overweight women. The same phenomena holds true in mice and no one know why. Researchers at the Buck Institute ...

Diabetes

Sex-specific role for glucokinase in autonomic nervous activity

(HealthDay)—Glucokinase (Gck) in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMN) is involved in glucose-dependent control of autonomic nervous activity in female mice only, according to an experimental study published online ...

Medical research

Ketamine lifts depression via a byproduct of its metabolism

A chemical byproduct, or metabolite, created as the body breaks down ketamine likely holds the secret to its rapid antidepressant action, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and grantees have discovered. This metabolite ...

Medical research

Probiotics stop menopause-like bone loss in mice

Probiotic supplements protected female mice from the loss of bone density that occurs after having their ovaries removed, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia State University have shown.

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Born to run? Study suggests love of exercise starts in the womb

Baylor College of Medicine researchers have discovered that female mice that voluntarily exercise during pregnancy have offspring that are more physically active as adults. The research appears in The FASEB Journal.

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