News articles tagged with 'metabolism'
Huntington's disease protein has broader effects on brain, study shows
— 6 Apr 2011 17:28 | HealthIn Huntington's disease, the mutant protein known as huntingtin leads to the degeneration of a part of the brain known as the basal ganglia, causing the motor disturbances that represent…
Getting to the root of fatty liver disease
— 6 Apr 2011 17:25 | HealthResearchers have identified a molecular switch that appears to be a common feature in the development of fatty liver disease. The discovery made in mice is consistent with data from…
Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life
— 8 Mar 2011 13:35 | HealthThe Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels,…
Gut bacteria can control organ functions
— 1 Mar 2011 17:21 | HealthBacteria in the human gut may not just be helping digest food but also could be exerting some level of control over the metabolic functions of other organs, like the liver, according…
New research suggests that obesity and diabetes are a downside of human evolution
— 26 Feb 2011 17:18 | HealthAs if the recent prediction that half of all Americans will have diabetes or pre-diabetes by the year 2020 isn't alarming enough, a new genetic discovery published online in the FASEB…
Cell phone use may have effect on brain activity, but health consequences unknown
— 23 Feb 2011 17:55 | HealthIn a preliminary study, researchers found that 50-minute cell phone use was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism (a marker of brain activity) in the region closest to…
Scientists uncover surprising features of bear hibernation
— 18 Feb 2011 17:02 | BiologyBlack bears show surprisingly large and previously unobserved decreases in their metabolism during and after hibernation according to a paper by scientists at the Institute of Arctic…
Scripps Research study sheds light on RNA 'on off switches'
— 13 Feb 2011 21:13 | BiologyScientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shed new light on a molecular switch that turns genes on or off in response to a cell's energy needs…
Nitrate improves mitochondrial function
— 2 Feb 2011 17:19 | HealthThe spinach-eating cartoon character Popeye has much to teach us, new research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows. The muscles' cellular power plants -…
Liver, dietary proteins key in fertility
— 2 Feb 2011 16:28 | HealthWhen you think about organs with an important role in reproduction, the liver most likely doesn't spring to mind. But a new report in the February issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press…