Posts Tagged ‘metabolism’
Enzyme flips body’s ‘fat switch’
U. WARWICK (UK) — Discovery of a mechanism that controls the body’s “fat switch” may help explain why some people have a swift metabolism and others are in a constant struggle to control their appetite. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2011 12:13 - 0 Comments
Enzyme lets mice eat more, gain less
BROWN (US) — Mice that were engineered to express an enzyme in their fat tissue were able to eat more but gain less weight, according to a new study that clarifies how obesity and inflammation affect insulin resistance. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 11, 2011 12:00 - 2 Comments
Protein sends signal to store body fat
UC DAVIS (US) — Shutting down a protein that plays a key role in fat storage may lead to better treatments for obesity and diabetes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 7, 2011 9:46 - 3 Comments
Diabetes reversed in mice, all naturally
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — People may one day be able to take a naturally produced compound much like a daily vitamin to treat or even prevent Type 2 diabetes, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2011 11:23 - 1 Comment
Horses hold clues to human disease
U. MINNESOTA (US) — Horses need to be able to efficiently store energy to do the work they are bred for, but doing so too well can lead to disease—some that mirror human conditions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2011 14:36 - 0 Comments
Gene hitched to neural birth defects
CORNELL (US) — Consumption of folic acid before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly by up to 70 percent. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2011 17:33 - 0 Comments
Cell metabolism linked to deadly tumors
DUKE (US) — The discovery that genetic mutations found in brain tumors can alter tumor metabolism could pave the way for targeted anti-cancer drug designs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2011 12:45 - 5 Comments
How to get the best out of broccoli
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Pairing broccoli with broccoli sprouts may double the vegetable’s anti-cancer qualities, but overcooking it can be the kiss of death for its health benefits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2011 9:31 - 0 Comments
Divisive gene splits brain and brawn
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A newly discovered gene defies conventional rules, with the copies inherited from the mother and father working in different ways. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
Sleep loss burns calories at both ends
U. COLORADO (US) — The metabolic cost of missing one night’s sleep is the equivalent of walking slightly less than two miles. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments
‘Goalie’ algorithm shows it’s all about timing
NYU (US)—Researchers have created a data mining algorithm they call GOALIE that can automatically reveal how biological processes—like cell division and metabolism—are coordinated in time. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 11, 2010 13:57 - 0 Comments
Clock gene knows when it’s time to eat, sleep
NYU (US)—Biologists have isolated genes that regulate the sleep-feeding conflict, paving the way to new insights into how the brain chooses between behaviors that are critical for survival. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2009 11:41 - 3 Comments
Genes help explain racial gap in diabetes
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—A recent discovery suggests that inherited genetic variations exist between whites and blacks living in the United States, which may help explain the racial discrepancies in the development of conditions such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 13, 2009 18:15 - 1 Comment
New twist in dinosaur debate
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—Recent evidence suggests many dinosaurs may have been “warm-blooded” like present-day mammals and birds rather than cold-blooded like lizards. If true, their internal furnace would have enabled them to live in colder habitats, such as high mountain ranges and the polar regions, allowing them to cover the entire Mesozoic landscape. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2009 13:54 - 0 Comments
Keeps whites white and living cells on time
USC (US)—If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra—the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells—hydrogen peroxide may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2009 1:00 - 3 Comments
Gene—not diet—makes mice obese?
Both mice were fed high-fat diets for several months. Deleting the IKKE gene in the mouse on the left protected it against the weight gain apparent in the mouse on the right. (Credit: Scott Galvin/University of Michigan)
Science & Technology - Jun 10, 2009 6:00 - 2 Comments
Alligator lungs show how dinosaurs adapted
Biologist James Hicks studies alligators for insight into dinosaur survival in the prehistoric atmosphere. His findings shed light on how animals adapt to changing oxygen levels. (Credit: Daniel A. Anderson)
