Feb. 20, 2018News
As we are approaching the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, a wide array of its signaling pathways has been defined. However, the initial step in insulin action, i.e. the engagement with its cell-surface receptor and the ...
Dec. 21, 2017News
A worldwide epidemic of diabetes and obesity has led many individuals to try losing weight by dieting – but reduced-calorie diets are notoriously difficult to maintain. New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates ...
Mar. 07, 2017News
It's oft-repeated but true: exercise keeps you healthy. It boosts your immune system, keeps the mind sharp, helps you sleep, maintains your muscle tone, and extends your healthy lifespan. Researchers have long suspected that the ...
Dec. 28, 2015News
Tens of millions of Americans vow each year to lose weight in the New Year, and while their intentions are good, most of the time their results are not. It's estimated that only 8 percent of those who make New Year's resolutions ...
A liver hormone works via the brain's reward pathway to reduce cravings for sweets and alcohol in mammals, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. ...
Dec. 03, 2015News
Much to coffee lovers' delight, drinking three to four cups of coffee per day has been shown to decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Now, scientists report in ACS' Journal of Natural Products that they have identified ...
Nov. 16, 2015News
People who drink about three to five cups of coffee a day may be less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don't drink or drink less coffee, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health ...
Dec. 20, 2014Webcast
IRB Barcelona: Scientists at Barcelona's Institute for Research in Biomedicine have been busy learning their dance moves for this video to raise awareness and support for research into diseases such as cancer and metastasis, Alzheimer's ...
May. 03, 2013News
In obesity and diabetes the body's brown fat cells play a key role in the development. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now discovered that we humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and ...
Nov. 15, 2012News
People with type 1 diabetes might one day be able to regenerate their own insulin-producing cells, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute were able to identify stem cells in the adult pancreas that can be turned into insulin ...
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