Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY

How male hormones regulate skeletal muscle function

The expression of AR in mesenchymal progenitors and the regulation of Igf1 expression by AR, as well as the regulation of skeletal muscle mass by IGF1, as revealed in this

Protein discovery advances quest for treatment for age- and cancer-related muscle degeneration

Modifying DEAF1 levels can restore muscle function in aging or cachectic muscles by correcting imbalances in muscle stem cells. Credit: Tang Hong-Wen lab (using BioRender) With the global population aging

Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks

Microplastic bioaccumulation. Credit: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41370-024-00709-3 A new study challenges a 2019 World Health Organization report that microplastics in drinking water are harmless

Researchers discover intercellular communication mechanism behind hormone balance

Tpit regulates the expression of corticotrope and cortocotrope-melanotrope specific genes. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2410269121 Researchers led by Jacques Drouin and his team at

Research suggests myelin fatty acid metabolism could serve as an energy reserve for the central nervous system

Electron microscopy image of optic nerve myelin. Credit: Wiebke Moebius, MPI Goettingen. The brains of mammals expend a significant amount of energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). This

Study proposes new heart failure treatment targeting abnormal hormone activity

Images from electrocardiogram (ECG) tests to show heart function. Those with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in the middle column, have worse heart diastolic function. Those with HFpEF

Clinical trial suggests intermittent fasting could help

Time-restricted eating in adults with metabolic syndrome. Credit: Annals of Internal Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.7326/M24-0859 More than one-third of adults in the United States have metabolic syndrome, a cluster of

Scientists discover a new understanding of how an old hormone works, paving way for better therapies

Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52703-w Monash University researchers have discovered how the hormone peptide glucagon could better treat conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, which affect billions

Researchers discover mechanism by which estrogen can trigger fast neuronal responses

Credit: Public Domain Estrogen, the major female ovarian hormone, can trigger nerve impulses within milliseconds to regulate a variety of physiological processes. At Baylor College of Medicine, Louisiana State University

Dietary fat alone does not cause changes in the hypothalamus, mouse study finds

Confocal image representing the immunolabelling of AgRP and Synaptophysin-TdTomato in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior (PVH ant) of a mouse brain. Credit: DIfE, Selma Yagoub A high-fat diet