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High-fat diets plus extra protein make for bad mix
Apr 07, 2009 |
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It's basically a given that diets loaded with fat can lead to considerable health problems. But a new study in the April issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, shows that in some cases diets that are high in bot ...
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Stem cell research uncovers mechanism for type 2 diabetes
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Taking clues from their stem cell research, investigators at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered that a signaling pathway involved in ...
First functional insulin-binding protein in invertebrates
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling that helps to regulate mammals’ growth, metabolism, reproduction and longevity is well documented. Now research published in the open access journal Journal of Biology describes the ge ...
Novel link between excessive nutrient levels and insulin resistance
Feb 21, 2008 |
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For quite some time now, scientists suspected the so-called hexosamine pathway — a small side business of the main sugar processing enterprise inside a cell — to be involved in the development of insulin resistance. But they ...
Neuroscientists show insulin receptor signaling regulates structure of brain circuits
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Impact of the signaling upon synapses and dendrites is shown for the first time in living creatures[/B] A team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has demonstrated for the first time in living ani ...
Pathway found that lets mosquitoes fatten up, slow down for winter
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Apr 24, 2008 |
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Two genes that help insulin regulate mosquitoes’ growth have been identified as key contributors to how the insects enter a dormant state to survive winter’s cold. The research finding broadens the understanding of the mosquito ...
New clue into how diet and exercise enhance longevity
Jul 19, 2007 |
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The traditional prescriptions for a healthy life—sensible diet, exercise and weight control—extend life by reducing signaling through a specific pathway in the brain, according to Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers ...
New clues to pancreatic cells' destruction in diabetes
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers have found what appears to be a major culprit behind the loss of insulin-producing β cells from the pancreases of people with diabetes, a critical event in the progression of the disease.
'Cross-talk' mechanism contributes to colorectal cancer
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal ...
Cytokine resistance contributes to pathology of type 2 diabetes
Jun 14, 2007 |
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In a study appearing this month in the Journal of Immunology, researchers at the University of Illinois describe how an impaired anti-inflammatory response plays a role in the pathology of type 2 diabetes.
Findings show insulin -- not genes -- linked to obesity
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations ...
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