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Researchers have identified a gene that promotes muscle strength when switched on by physical activity, unlocking the potential for the development of therapeutic treatments to mimic some of the benefits of working out. — ScienceDaily
[ad_1] Researchers have identified a gene that promotes muscle strength when switched on by physical activity, unlocking the potential for the development of therapeutic treatments to mimic some of the benefits of working out. Published in Cell Metabolism, the University of Melbourne-led study showedhow different types of exercise change the molecules in our muscles, resulting…
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Potential pathway linking infant infections to cardiovascular disease risk — ScienceDaily
[ad_1] Researchers have discovered a potential pathway linking early life infections to cardiovascular disease risk later in adulthood, offering opportunities for targeted intervention. The study, led by the Murdoch Children Research Institute (MCRI) and published in eLife, found that elevated inflammation markers and changes in metabolism (the way the body’s cells process food into energy)…
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Diabetes & COVID-19: Scientists explore potential connection
[ad_1] Nolan Balcitis, 12, sits with his dog, Callie, in front of his family’s home in Crown Point, Ind., on March 4, 2022. Nolan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes six months after a mild case of COVID-19. Reports of rising diabetes cases during the pandemic have scientists exploring if there could be a link…
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Long-running study leads to potential therapeutic target for people with type 1 diabetes
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly two million Americans have type 1 diabetes, a condition in which the body does not produce enough insulin to effectively manage blood sugar, leading to high blood sugar levels, or hyperglycemia. Persistent hyperglycemia puts people with diabetes at increased risk for heart disease, nerve damage, loss of sight, kidney…
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Potential new approach for treating diabetes complications — ScienceDaily
[ad_1] A potential new treatment approach for complications relating to diabetes has been described today in the open-access eLife journal. Findings shed new light on how diabetes causes tissue damage when oxygen levels drop, and point to the repression of a protein complex as a possible treatment target. Diabetes is a serious condition that causes…
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Study identifies potential new approach for treating diabetes complications
[ad_1] Hypoxia increases circulating ROS in patients with diabetes but not in control subjects without diabetes. Healthy controls (A) and subjects with type 1 diabetes (B) were exposed to intermittent hypoxia for 1 hr. Peripheral blood was taken before (0h) and after (1h) hypoxia exposure. ROS levels were analyzed using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy…
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Discovery of a Stem-like T cell in type 1 diabetes holds potential for improving cancer immunotherapy — ScienceDaily
[ad_1] To an immunologist, autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes are the polar opposite of cancer. In the former, the immune system goes into overdrive and attacks the body’s own organs in a relentless manner, eventually causing disease; with cancer, the immune system shuts down and fails to mount an aggressive attack to stop cancer…
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Diabetes researcher details science behind potential stem cell breakthrough
[ad_1] “When my son was diagnosed [with Type 1], I knew nothing about diabetes. I changed my research focus, thinking, as any parent would, ‘What am I going to do about this?’” says Douglas Melton. Credit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer When Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced last month that its investigational stem-cell-derived replacement therapy was, in conjunction…
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New insights into actions of insulin and their potential impact in treating diabetes
[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Insulin is one of the most well known hormones in the human body for its role in regulating blood glucose. While its absence or inaction causes diabetes (Type-I and Type-II), it is also associated with several metabolic disorders such as obesity, hypertension, cancer and aging. Levels of insulin, produced by…
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Researchers identify potential cause and treatment for obesity and insulin resistance
[ad_1] Credit: Shutterstock Monash University researchers have shown for the first time that mesenteric (gut) lymphatic dysfunction is a potential cause of and therapeutic target for obesity and insulin resistance. The groundbreaking study, published in Nature Metabolism, identified a profoundly damaging cycle in which a high fat diet promotes dysfunction of the mesenteric lymphatics, that…