Ancient gut microbiomes may offer clues to modern diseases

Scientists are rapidly gathering evidence that variants of gut microbiomes, the collections of bacteria and other microbes in our digestive systems, may play harmful roles in diabetes and other diseases.
12-May-2021 11:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Pain Receptors Linked to the Generation of Energy-Burning Fat Cells: Implications for Obesity Therapy

A new source of energy expending brown fat cells has been uncovered by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center, which they say points towards potential new therapeutic options for obesity. According to the new report, published in Nature...
12-Apr-2021 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Kids’ metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy: here’s why

BOSTON – (March 25, 2021) – A mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to researchers, the key lies with a protein called SOD3, vitamin D and...
30-Mar-2021 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Routine eye scans may give clues to cognitive decline in diabetes

In older people with type 1 diabetes, damage to the retina may be linked to memory problems and other cognitive conditions.BOSTON – (December 31, 2020) – As they age, people with diabetes are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other...
4-Jan-2021 1:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

CAN risk in diabetes reduced with intensive control of blood glucose and blood pressure

BOSTON – (December 16, 2020) – Intensive interventions to reduce blood glucose and blood pressure levels in type 2 diabetes reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN), a frequent but underdiagnosed complication of...
16-Dec-2020 2:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

Lipid component identified in breast milk may play an important role in early childhood weight development

A lipid metabolite called 12,13-diHOME has been identified in human breast milk and appears to be associated with beneficial infant weight gain and body Study suggests that when new mothers exercise, they likely improve newborn’s longer term...
8-Dec-2020 1:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

Diabetes-in-a-dish model uncovers new insights into the cause of type 2 diabetes

Researchers have developed a novel ‘disease-in-a-dish’ model to study the basic molecular factors that lead to the development of type 2 diabetes, uncovering the potential existence of major signaling defects both inside and outside of the...
3-Sep-2020 11:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Transplanted brown-fat-like cells hold promise for obesity and diabetes

A potential therapy for obesity would transplant HUMBLE (human brown-like) fat cells, human white fat cells that have been genetically modified using CRISPR to become similar to heat-generating brown fat cells.
26-Aug-2020 2:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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