Health
How to sleep better during the pandemic
(HealthDay)—If you work from home and can't sleep, it may be your circadian rhythms are out of sync, a new study suggests.
Oct 4, 2021
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Diabetes
Incretin hormone levels linked to arteriosclerosis
Diabetes is currently treated using incretin hormones to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and other medical issues that the illness can trigger. Now researchers from Lund University in Sweden have noted new links ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Diabetes
Pseudoislet system expected to advance pancreas and diabetes research
The multicellular, 3-D structure of human pancreatic islets—the areas of the pancreas containing hormone-producing or endocrine cells—has presented challenges to researchers as they study and manipulate these cells' function, ...
Jul 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Seniors with secrets seem to be more satisfied
Fifty-year-olds who walk around with a secret seem to be more satisfied with their lives than seniors who share their secrets with others. Yet not everyone is happily old with a secret—invaders and worriers suffer from ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows that Wnt secretion preventing drugs may reduce renal fibrosis
Renal fibrosis or the scarring of kidneys, following an injury, reduces their function and can cause kidney disease to progressively worsen. In a recent study, published in Kidney International, researchers from Duke-NUS ...
Mar 25, 2016
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Genetics
Unraveling the genetic factors behind faulty insulin secretion
A study of the genetic variations that underlie differences in insulin secretion in mice has identified a number of candidate genes that may drive the development of conditions such as type 2 diabetes.
Jun 13, 2023
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Genetics
Diabetes susceptibility gene regulates health of cell's powerhouse
A team led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that a susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes regulates self-destruction of the cell's energy factory. They report their ...
Jun 19, 2014
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Other
Insulin may influence body weight gain in former smokers
It is probably safe to say that smokers refuse to give up their vice because they believe their waistlines will only get bigger. And while most researchers have long speculated that a metabolic link exists between butting ...
May 9, 2012
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Health
Cortisol is essential for a healthy stress response, say researchers
Have you been craving certain foods and gaining weight? Maybe you're fatigued and can't concentrate, then wake up in the middle of the night. The latest TikTok wellness trend would have you believe high cortisol levels are ...
May 1, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Drug for erectile disorder show promise in the treatment of obesity
Although sildenafil is best known for promoting erections, it may also serve as a weight loss aid by coaxing our bodies to store more healthy "brown fat" relative to unhealthy "white fat" than it would otherwise do on its ...
Apr 1, 2013
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