UC Berkeley researchers find new potential treatment for obesity and diabetes
Over the past five years, medications called GLP-1s have revolutionized the treatment of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes…
Not all insulin resistance bad for health, study suggests
Genetic research finds certain level of lifelong insulin resistance may have beneficial effects without increasing the risk of…
AI-based “tissue clocks” measure the biological age of human organs
AI-based “tissue clocks” can estimate the biological age of human organs from histological images, researchers at the CeMM…
New vaccination approach turns mosquito bites into immunity boosters
Researchers from WEHI (Melbourne, Australia) have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could one day…
Natural hormone activates brain-to-liver signaling pathway to suppress liver inflammation
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that a naturally occurring hormone best known for suppressing appetite and promoting weight…
Combination therapy overcomes ferroptosis resistance in β-catenin-mutant hepatocellular carcinoma
Background and aims The aberrant activation of the mTOR pathway and its crosstalk with other signaling cascades represent…
LMU researchers reveal how different organs customize their internal clocks
LMU researchers have elucidated how different organs adapt the same clock machinery to regulate their individual needs over…
Study identifies a novel direct drug target for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Chemotherapy remains a cornerstone of treatment for head and neck cancers, the seventh-most common cancer type worldwide. However,…
Blocking ZFP36L2 protein may disrupt colorectal cancer metastatic growth
Digestion is hard on the cells that line the human gut, and they are constantly being shed and…
244-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves Earliest Reptilian Digestive System
An exquisitely preserved specimen of Austronaga minuta, a small, long-necked marine reptile from the Triassic of China, contains…
Texas A&M study links polyethylene microplastics to fatty liver disease
Microplastics have become nearly impossible to avoid. They have been detected in oceans, drinking water and even the…
Daily tomatoes lowered a key marker of liver fat in MASLD trial
A six-week tomato-rich diet outperformed a tomato-free diet on an important marker of hepatic steatosis, pointing to a…