A multi-dimensional framework for establishing and managing a genomic newborn screening program
The above-described methodology resulted in a multi-dimensional framework for a gNBS program consisting of 18 screening criteria (Table 1)…
Tirzepatide activates brown fat, boosting metabolism beyond appetite control
Tirzepatide is one of the drugs that has revolutionized the treatment of obesity and other conditions such as…
Researchers discover how Mycoplasma pneumoniae acquires cholesterol from human hosts
A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia…
Paternal microplastic exposure alters metabolic health in offspring
A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a…
Tirzepatide reveals a brain signal that predicts returning food preoccupation
A rare intracranial recording shows how a low-frequency brain signal vanished during tirzepatide-associated symptom relief and resurfaced weeks…
Off-label GLP-1 use highlights the cultural pressures driving body anxieties
A new sociomedical perspective shows how off-label use of GLP-1 drugs for slimness is redefining what counts as…
Hansal Mehta questions why ozempic & mounjaro have become ‘bad words’: “It’s helping millions live healthier” |
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has spoken out about the growing stigma around modern medications used to treat metabolic disorders…
High fat diet exacerbated glycolipid metabolism disorder in kidney Yang deficiency rats by interfering with IRS 1-PI3K (p85) -Akt-GLUT 4 pathway | Lipids in Health and Disease
Jones JG. Hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism. Diabetologia. 2016;59:1098–103. CAS PubMed Google Scholar Unruh D, Srinivasan R, Benson…
Gut probiotic Christensenella tenuis reduces endotoxemia and improves metabolism in obese mice
This study is reported by the team of Professor Shuang-jiang Liu from Shandong University. The study reveals that…
Scientists Solve Medical Mystery Behind Rare Multi-Organ Disease
Scientists have uncovered the genetic cause of a mysterious multi-organ disease, tracing it to faulty versions of the…
Female-specific mechanism enhances heat production in brown fat
Higher activity of PGC-1α enables brown fat cells in females to thermogenic activity and energy expenditure compared to…
WHO adds GLP-1RAs to essential medicines list
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added key obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) medications semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide…