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How the body uses fat to fight infection
New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use the body's fat stores to fight infection.
Dec 8, 2021
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Researchers urge a closer examination of sunlight's efficacy in inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus
A year ago scientists everywhere were scrambling to get their minds around the SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that caused the pandemic from which we are only now beginning to emerge. The world clung to every new development, ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Astrocytes derived from patients with bipolar disorder malfunction
Brain cells called astrocytes derived from the induced pluripotent stem cells of patients with bipolar disorder offer suboptimal support for neuronal activity. In a paper appearing March 4th in the journal Stem Cell Reports, ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Health
Coffee lovers, rejoice! Drinking more coffee associated with decreased heart failure risk
Dietary information from three large, well-known heart disease studies suggests drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure risk, according to research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure.
Feb 9, 2021
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Exercise during pregnancy reduces obesity among offspring
When physically fit women exercise during pregnancy they could be setting their children up for better fitness too.
Apr 17, 2020
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Research reveals how muscles talk to the brain to regulate feeding behavior
The brain determines when it is time to feed—but how does it know? Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital provide new understanding of how the brain orchestrates this process. Skeletal muscle, like other tissues, ...
Dec 13, 2019
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Hops compounds help with metabolic syndrome while reducing microbiome diversity
Compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the gut microbiome and altering the metabolism of acids produced in the liver, new research at Oregon State University suggests.
Nov 25, 2019
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When the body's in overdrive, this liver hormone puts the brakes on metabolism
Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have identified a hormone produced by the liver that tells the body to downshift its metabolism when it's expending a lot of energy.
Jan 14, 2019
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Receptor protein in the brain controls the body's fat 'rheostat'
Scientists at the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University have identified the function of a protein that has been confounding metabolism researchers for more than two decades. And it may have implications both for ...
Aug 22, 2018
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Sulforaphane, a phytochemical in broccoli sprouts, ameliorates obesity
Sulforaphane, a phytochemical contained in broccoli sprouts at relatively high concentrations, has been known to exert effects of cancer prevention by activating a transcription factor, Nrf2 (nuclear factor (erythroid-derived ...
Mar 7, 2017
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