Diabetes
Diabetic fruit flies may unlock secrets in humans
Fruit flies may be small, but the genetic secrets they can unlock for humans are mighty.
Oct 4, 2016
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News tagged with insulin signaling
Medical research
Discovery could lead to treatment to better regulate insulin
Medication can help trigger the enzyme that kick starts insulin production in the body, but the drugs don't always work for those who are obese or diabetic, and most need to regulate their glucose and insulin levels. That's ...
Jul 12, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study on fragile X syndrome uses fruitfly's point of view to identify new treatments
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common genetically inherited cause of intellectual disability in humans. New research shows how the hormone insulin—usually associated with diabetes—is involved in the daily activity ...
Apr 26, 2016
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Diabetes
Insulin-secreting cells report on insulin resistance
Diabetes researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have developed a novel technique that makes it possible to monitor insulin resistance in a non-invasive manner over time in mice. The new method, presented in the journal ...
Feb 22, 2016
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Diabetes
Lung disease may increase risk of insulin resistance, diabetes, mouse study suggests
Numerous studies have identified obesity and poor diet as risk factors for insulin resistance and diabetes. A new study adds another risk factor to the list: inflammatory lung disease. Published in the American Journal of ...
Sep 30, 2015
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Medical research
A high fat diet leads to overeating because of faulty brain signaling
Defective signaling in the brain can cause overeating of high fat foods in mice, leading to obesity, according to one of the first research articles published in the new open access journal Heliyon. The body controls food ...
Sep 21, 2015
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Medical research
Lipid enzyme heightens insulin sensitivity, potential therapy to treat Type 2 diabetes
Reducing high concentrations of a fatty molecule that is commonly found in people with diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease rapidly improves insulin sensitivity, UT Southwestern Medical Center diabetes researchers ...
Jul 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests new drug strategy for insulin-influenced tumor growth
Drugs that target insulin pathways to slow or stop the growth of brain tumors are going in the right direction but appear to be on the wrong track, according to new research at Rice University.
Apr 20, 2015
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Diabetes
Genetic variations associated with traits underlying type 2 diabetes in Mexican-Americans
While people of Mexican ancestry are nearly twice as likely to develop Type 2 diabetes as people of European heritage, the majority of research in this area has focused on those of European origin.
Dec 17, 2014
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Medical research
How brown fat fuels up to combat type 2 diabetes and obesity
A newly identified signaling pathway that stimulates glucose uptake in brown fat cells might be useful for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a study in The Journal of Cell Biology.
Nov 10, 2014
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