Lycium barbarum polysaccharides enhance thermogenesis and energy metabolism by regulating gut microbiota, thereby improving tolerance to cold stress. Credit: Chen Chang’s group Lycium barbarum is a traditional and valuable medicinal…
Tag: Endocrinology & Metabolism
Researchers identify potential new strategy to slow the development of liver fibrosis
Credit: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117303. A study led by Manuel Vázquez Carrera, group leader at the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Center (CIBERDEM) at the…
Does intermittent fasting increase or decrease risk of cancer?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Research over the years has suggested intermittent fasting has the potential to improve our health and reduce the likelihood of developing cancer. So what should we…
Black/African American individuals have an increased risk for severe insulin-deficient diabetes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While diabetes patients are categorized into two groups, either type 1 or type 2, no two patients are the same. The simple categorization often does not…
GnRH neurons in the mouse olfactory bulb shown to translate socially relevant odors into male reproductive behavior
GnRHMOB and GnRHAOB neuronal projections and neuroendocrine/behavioral responses to odors in male mice. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01724-1 Animal reproduction is supported by the integration of various external and…
Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to increased odds of eating disorders
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased likelihood of any eating disorder, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.…
Remission of type 2 diabetes feasible with soup and shake diet intervention
A behavioral intervention designed to support weight loss can yield remission of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Aug 5 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. Jonathan…
Subclinical hypothyroidism in early pregnancy linked to higher risk of overt hypothyroidism
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study has shown that subclinical hypothyroidism diagnosed before 21 weeks of pregnancy is associated with more than fourfold higher rates of overt hypothyroidism or…
As gender row engulfs Olympic boxing, what is testosterone?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked a row after she was disqualified from a…
New technology can detect kidney diseases earlier than standard methods
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using an advanced scanner, researchers from Aarhus University, among others, have developed a technology that can detect the earliest changes in the kidney when scar tissue…
