New molecular pathway controls blood glucose, circumventing insulin resistance — ScienceDaily
The discovery of insulin 100 years ago opened a door that would lead to life and hope for millions of people with diabetes. Ever since then, insulin, produced in the pancreas, has been considered...
Lymphoma cell metabolism may provide new cancer target — ScienceDaily
Aggressive and relatively common lymphomas called diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) have a critical metabolic vulnerability that can be exploited to trick these cancers into starving themselves, according to a study from researchers...
Evidence suggests dietary limits may help — ScienceDaily
A molecular building block of many animal proteins, the amino acid valine, plays a key role in cancerous growth seen in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a new study shows.
Led by researchers at NYU...
Promising new target for tuberculosis treatment — ScienceDaily
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the hardy bacterial species that causes tuberculosis (TB), has an unexpected vulnerability that future drugs may be able to exploit, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
The researchers,...
New discovery on how omega-3 fatty acids can reduce atherosclerosis — ScienceDaily
A receptor activated by substances formed from omega-3 fatty acids plays a vital role in preventing inflammation in blood vessels and reducing atherosclerosis, a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in The...
Gallic acid and stretching decrease osteoarthritis markers in cartilage cells — ScienceDaily
A healthy diet and a little exercise appear to be good for arthritis, even on the cellular level.
A team led by Washington State University researchers used gallic acid, an antioxidant found in gallnuts, green...
‘Drink your peas!’ Benefits of supplementing cow milk with plant protein — ScienceDaily
Scientists from the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio, USA) have developed a novel method of supplementing cow milk with vegetable protein using readily available current dairy...
Late-onset retinal degeneration mechanism and potential Rx — ScienceDaily
A study led by the National Eye Institute (NEI) that included five researchers from the Bazan Lab at the LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence has discovered how late-onset retinal degeneration can...
How the body uses fat to fight infection — ScienceDaily
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.
The research, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help...
D-Serine is useful for the rapid and precise measurement of kidney function — ScienceDaily
A team of researchers led by the National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN) and Osaka University established a new method to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a primary kidney function, by...
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