Medical research

Molecular switch for a healthy metabolism discovered

The protein complex mTORC1 is a central regulator of cell metabolism. In the active state, it stimulates anabolic processes and increases the production and storage of proteins and lipids. Researchers from the German Leibniz ...

Neuroscience

Poor diet can cause Alzheimer's or Parkinson's in rats

For several years, a researcher fed rodents in his laboratory a high caloric diet with glucose concentrations, which resulted in diabetes. By scientifically assessing what occurred in rats, Samuel TreviƱo Mora from the Meritorious ...

Medical research

Everest trek shows how some people get type 2 diabetes

Scientists have gained new insights into the molecular process of how some people get type II diabetes, which could lead to new ways of preventing people from getting the condition.

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