Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Centro per le Malattie Endocrine e Metaboliche, Italy, have found that a single 30-minute aerobic exercise session significantly reduced 1-hour post-load plasma glucose levels
Biologists at Brown University have discovered how a neuropeptide hormone made in the gut of flies can control their lifespan. The findings, published in PNAS, have implications for humans, too,
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For nearly a century, laboratory studies have shown consistent results: eat less food, or eat less often, and an animal will live longer. But scientists have
Diesel exhaust particle (DEP) vs. room air (RA) exposure alters body and inguinal adipose tissue weights. (A) Relative body weight change (%) of DEP and RA mice over a 30-day
CD56brightCD16− NK cells in human BALF have a tissue-resident phenotype and distinct metabolic profile. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2412489121 Trinity College Dublin researchers based
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Promising findings by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions could lead to the development of a non-invasive stool test and a new therapy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 20% of children and teens are considered obese. Research shows it can have a dramatic impact on a
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Tsukuba investigated the neural mechanisms underlying the behavioral transition from the sexually receptive estrus stage to the non-receptive phase, as part
Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.09.013 The ability to therapeutically manipulate the immune system presents a multitude of potential opportunities for treating infectious diseases, cancer and other diseases, but first, researchers
Leptin, a molecule produced by fat cells, appears to cancel out the effects of the estrogen-blocking therapy tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to treat and prevent breast cancers, suggests a
