Blood pressure drug losartan boosts metabolism by stimulating brown fat
Losartan, a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure, boosts brown adipose tissue or “brown fat” activity and…
AI study of 101,000 patients links brown fat to heart and mental health
What can more than 100,000 medical scans reveal about the fat that burns energy, and why are researchers…
Gut bacteria may help explain why endometriosis pain varies
Gut bacteria and bitter taste receptor genes show surprising links to endometriosis pain. Study: Connecting gut microbiome composition…
New BCR analysis method tracks immune recovery after stem cell transplantation
A research team led by Associate Professor Yohei Funakoshi, Associate Professor Kimikazu Yakushijin, and Professor Hironobu Minami of…
GLP-1 receptor agonist exposure shows no link to major adverse pregnancy outcomes
New research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes…
Research makes strong case for broader use of GLP1 drugs to protect hearts
New research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)…
Semaglutide’s heart benefits may extend beyond weight loss
Semaglutide is known to reduce the risk of serious heart disease. However, a new study published in the…
Discovery of receptor-free signaling reveals better targets for treating autoimmune diseases
Our understanding of how cells interact with each other has been driven for decades by the central concept…
Scientists reveals how cancer-causing p53 mutations remain invisible to the immune system
One of the biggest challenges in cancer immunotherapy may not be that immune cells are too weak, but…
Hedgehog coronaviruses reveal potential pathways for cross-species transmission
Washington State University researchers have discovered how a group of coronaviruses circulating in hedgehogs invades host cells, a…
Silica and dust mites combine to worsen asthma inflammation
Inflammation associated with asthma and other allergic airway diseases can be significantly worsened by exposure to both house…
Gut infection leaves long-lasting immune ‘memories’ at the brain’s borders in mice
A mouse study traces how immune cells activated in the intestine migrate to the dura and persist at…