Outline and cell type characterization. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51867-9 Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and AstraZeneca have discovered that gene expression in adipose stem cells varies according to sex
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.07.023 In the fight against fatty liver disease, researchers are looking for any and all possible solutions. But to combat the disease, which
A KyotoU team has developed a human iPS cell-derived kidney organoid-based proximal tubule-on-chip—OPTECs-on-Chip—that mimics in vivo renal physiology more closely than ever before. Credit: KyotoU/Yokokawa Lab Developing advanced drug screening
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research is more closely linking obesity to dementia. Higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting
Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals links between menopausal hot flashes, cold experienced during childhood, and increased activity in brown adipose tissue
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Imperial College London have shown for the first time which aspects of our immune systems are regulated by
Low dose androgens do not facilitate receptor dimerization. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52032-y A treatment paradox has recently come to light in prostate cancer: Blocking testosterone production halts tumor
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New findings, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, analyze a group of pollutants called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which consist of chemicals used
Cryo-EM structures of human URAT1 in different functional states. Credit: Cell Research (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41422-024-01023-1 Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have used cryo-electron microscopy to generate ten structures
Comparison of aSAT remodeling capacity between EXev versus SEDev. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01103-x People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store
