Scientists have discovered a new cause of why people who lack a specific blood group are genetically predisposed to be overweight or obese. A team of international researchers, led by
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have made a significant breakthrough in treating lipid disorders. They have developed a new compound, ZTA-261, which selectively binds to the thyroid hormone receptor
Thyroid hormone plays a key role in regulating a range of physiologic functions, including metabolism, temperature, heart rate, and growth. It accomplishes this impressive array of activities by interacting with
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 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
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
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),
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
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
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
