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Home blood pressure measurements can be used to diagnose hypertension in U.S. adults

Blood pressure readings of 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher taken at home can be used to diagnose hypertension in white, black and Hispanic U.S. adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

29 Oct 2018

Study finds kill code mechanism embedded in every cell to extinguish cancer

A kill code is embedded in every cell in the body whose function may be to cause the self-destruction of cells that become cancerous, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. As soon as the cell's inner bodyguards sense it is mutating into cancer, they punch in the kill code to extinguish the mutating cell.

29 Oct 2018

New method allows detection of direct biomolecule interactions

Proteins are the building blocks of the cell. They do most of the work and are essential for the structure, function and dynamic regulation of the cell and body's tissues and organs.

26 Oct 2018

Gut microbiota can contribute to type 2 diabetes

A study published in the journal Cell shows that the gut microbiota has the ability to affect how cells respond to insulin, and can thus contribute to type 2 diabetes. The findings demonstrate an hereto unknown pathological mechanism.

26 Oct 2018

Woman's PR-status may help develop personalized approach to treating endometriosis

Endometriosis -- a condition caused by uterine tissue growing outside of the organ -- affects 10% of reproductive-aged women, whom it causes chronic pain that is significant and debilitating.

25 Oct 2018

Protein-filled snack before bed appears to have positive effect on health

Eager to eat a snack before bedtime? A protein-filled snack like cottage cheese is the way to go, say Florida State University researchers.

25 Oct 2018

Battling against resistant and sensitive types of influenza A

Another flu season is here, which means another chance for viruses to mutate. Already, most influenza A viruses contain a mutation that confers resistance against one class of antiviral medications, and the bugs are steadily gaining resistance against another class.

25 Oct 2018

Stress-induced mental disturbances are directly linked to abnormal glucose metabolism

Chronic stress is a well-known risk factor for the development of psychiatric illnesses including depression disorders. The brain requires a great deal of glucose, and stress is known to alter glucose metabolism.

24 Oct 2018

Biomarkers can predict treatment response in women with endometriosis

Biomarkers can predict whether women will respond to the first-line treatment for endometriosis, an extremely painful condition in which the tissue usually found inside the uterus grows in places it shouldn't, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

24 Oct 2018

Most US adults do not engage in muscle-strengthening exercise, study shows

According to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, almost 75 percent of US adults do not comply with public health guidelines recommending two or more muscle-strengthening exercise sessions a week, with nearly 60 percent of the population doing no MSE at all.

24 Oct 2018

Study examines factors associated with fasting hyperglucagonemia in type 2 diabetes

A new study examined the relationship between fasting hyperglucagonemia -- which can negatively affect glucose metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes -- and several biochemical and glycemic factors in subjects with T2D or in a nondiabetic control group.

24 Oct 2018

Researchers uncover new lead for mechanism of action of frontline Type 2 diabetes drug

Canadian and British researchers have discovered how the frontline Type 2 diabetes drug metformin may work to help cells better take up and use glucose.

24 Oct 2018

Gut bacterial community of healthy adults recovers after short-term exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics

The trillions of bacteria in the human gut affect our health in multiple ways including effects on immune functions and metabolism.

23 Oct 2018

Scientists develop new class of compounds for treatment of progressive neurodegenerative disorder

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have developed a new class of compounds that extended the lives and eased symptoms of mice with a progressive neurodegenerative human disorder.

23 Oct 2018

Study uncovers new mechanism of action in a first-line drug for diabetes

For decades, metformin has been the first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, lowering blood glucose levels by inhibiting glucose production in the liver. Metformin also improves glucose uptake and use by muscle tissue.

23 Oct 2018

Paternal exercise has significant impact on child's lifelong metabolic health

Recent studies have linked development of type 2 diabetes and impaired metabolic health individuals to their parents' poor diet, and there is increasing evidence that fathers play an important role in obesity and metabolic programming of their offspring.

22 Oct 2018

Researchers discover how acne-causing bacteria resist treatment

Researchers in Sweden have discovered how acne-causing bacteria feed off their human hosts. The study, which was performed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, could make it possible to find effective ways to treat severe acne.

22 Oct 2018

LYNPARZA Phase III SOLO-1 results show improved outcome for patients with advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer

AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., today announced detailed results from the Phase III SOLO-1 trial testing LYNPARZA (olaparib) 300 mg tablets twice-daily as a maintenance treatment for patients with newly diagnosed advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer who were in complete or partial response following 1st-line standard platinum-based chemotherapy.

22 Oct 2018

Study reveals connection between two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed a connection between mTORC1 and Src, two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer.

20 Oct 2018

Scientists uncover key regulator of mTORC1 in cancer growth

Scientists have discovered that Src is needed for activation of mTORC1, a major regulator of cellular metabolism, growth and proliferation in cancer.

19 Oct 2018

Metabolism News and Research

Latest Metabolism News and Research

Home blood pressure measurements can be used to diagnose hypertension in U.S. adults

Study finds kill code mechanism embedded in every cell to extinguish cancer

New method allows detection of direct biomolecule interactions

Gut microbiota can contribute to type 2 diabetes

Woman's PR-status may help develop personalized approach to treating endometriosis

Protein-filled snack before bed appears to have positive effect on health

Battling against resistant and sensitive types of influenza A

Stress-induced mental disturbances are directly linked to abnormal glucose metabolism

Biomarkers can predict treatment response in women with endometriosis

Most US adults do not engage in muscle-strengthening exercise, study shows

Study examines factors associated with fasting hyperglucagonemia in type 2 diabetes

Researchers uncover new lead for mechanism of action of frontline Type 2 diabetes drug

Gut bacterial community of healthy adults recovers after short-term exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics

Scientists develop new class of compounds for treatment of progressive neurodegenerative disorder

Study uncovers new mechanism of action in a first-line drug for diabetes

Paternal exercise has significant impact on child's lifelong metabolic health

Researchers discover how acne-causing bacteria resist treatment

LYNPARZA Phase III SOLO-1 results show improved outcome for patients with advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer

Study reveals connection between two proteins known to be hyperactive in cancer

Scientists uncover key regulator of mTORC1 in cancer growth

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production