Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY

Rates of obesity-related cancer are rising sharply in young Chinese people

Obesity-related cancer rates in China were rising at an alarming 3.6% every year between 2007 and 2021 while non-obesity-related cancers remained stable, according to the first comprehensive study published August

Babies born to women consuming a high fat, sugary diet at greater risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in later life

Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat, high-energy diet of their

New cancer diagnoses did not rebound as expected following pandemic

Cancer incidence trends in 2021 largely returned to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, there

Metabolic reprogramming of T cells may enhance checkpoint inhibitor therapy

This image of human lung adenocarcinoma depicts the tumor microenvironment, with infiltration of different T cell types. Cancer cells (blue). T cell populations: CD3, found on all T cells (red),

The gut microbiome can influence hormone levels, mouse study shows

Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance

A faulty iron hormone in the skin may be the root cause of psoriasis

Analysis of hepcidin expression in psoriasis patients. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50993-8 Scientists may have uncovered the root cause of psoriasis, a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that

Discovery of important blood pressure ‘switch’—how some cells remember to make renin

Graphical Abstract. Credit: Hypertension (2024). DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.22886 University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how certain cells have the amazing ability to transform their function to help our

Strategy to combat breast cancer involves two-pronged attack on enzyme that ‘feeds’ tumor

ELAVL1 expression is increased in multiple tumors and is directly related to GAC and KGA mRNA levels. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49874-x A study led by Brazilian researchers and

Study suggests blackcurrant supplementation mitigates postmenopausal bone loss

Credit: Wikimedia Commons As we age, our bones lose density and become more fragile, putting us in danger of breaks and fractures. This is especially a concern among post-menopausal women

Removing gene from fat tissue tricks body into burning more calories, study suggests

Pharmacological pan-PHD inhibition induces Ucp1 expression in mouse and human adipocytes in vitro. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51718-7 Removing a specific gene from fat tissue could fool the body