New Hope for Treatment of Rare Metabolic Brain Disease
Scientists reveal the results of a controlled clinical trial for a new drug to treat X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. X-ALD is the most prevalent of the approximately…
Metabolic Disorders News
How Does Belly Fat Increase Your Risk of Metabolic Diseases?
A new study investigates the link between belly fat and the risk of metabolic illness. Changes in the body in reaction to an increase in…
B Vitamins May Be Inexpensive Treatment for Advanced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Singapore scientists find hyperhomocysteinemia strongly correlates with the severity of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, have discovered that elevated blood levels of…
A New Yale-Developed Model Could Lead to Improved Treatment of Diabetes and Obesity
A new model that will allow scientists to better study and treat metabolic illnesses Despite the fact that insulin was discovered more than a century…
Intermittent Fasting Can Help Prevent and Manage Chronic Diseases Such As Diabetes and Heart Disease
Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, according to a…
“Healthy Obesity” Isn’t Healthy – Still at Increased Risk of Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Strokes and Respiratory Diseases
A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) reveals that having a normal metabolic profile does not…
Japanese Rice Fish Model of a Rare Human Metabolic Disorder
Human cells are kept healthy by the activity of millions of proteins. These proteins are modified in different ways, such as by adding sugar molecules…
Study of 11 Medical-Mystery Patients Results in Discovery of New Genetic Form of ALS in Children
NIH- and USU- led study links ALS to a fat manufacturing gene and maps out a genetic therapy. In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients,…
Promising Target for Diabetes Treatment Discovered by Scientists
Researchers have discovered a novel and druggable insulin inhibitory receptor, named inceptor. The latest study from Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, the Technical University of Munich, and…
Obesity, Impaired Metabolic Health and COVID-19: The Interconnection of Global Pandemics
In a Nature Reviews Endocrinology article authors from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) highlight the interconnection of obesity and impaired metabolic health with…
Scientists Discover a Gene to Stay Thin – Protects Against Diet-Induced Obesity
A noticeable impact on the waistline of many people is a side-effect of the quarantine due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Reduced activity and lack…
Scientists Investigate the Health Risks Raised by Ultra-Processed Foods
Industrially produced foods, such as snacks, chips, convenience foods, carbonated drinks, increase the risk of death, especially from cardiovascular causes. Supermarket shelves are increasingly flooded…
Scientists Investigate Mysterious “Obesity Paradox”
Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and…
Obesity / Type 2 Diabetes Changes Cell Response to Glucose, Uses Slower Metabolic Path
Trans-omic network shows obese mice modeling Type 2 diabetes chart a different path for responding to glucose than healthy peers. Healthy cells and cells with…
Researchers Surprised: Common Protein Is Key Player in Diabetes
A protein that’s common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research conducted in the Cell Signal Unit at…
Same Metabolic Benefits Gained From Major Weight Loss – Whether From Diet or Gastric Bypass Surgery
For severely obese, it’s the weight loss alone that drives improvements such as remission of diabetes. Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to…
Do Low-Cal Sweeteners Disrupt Metabolism? New Yale Study Explains Conflicting Findings
Several studies in recent years have reported that low-calorie sweeteners in foods and beverages disrupt the human metabolism, promoting the development of diabetes and obesity….
Warning: Printer Toner Linked to Genetic Changes, Dangerous Health Risks
Getting printer toner on your hands is annoying. Getting it in your lungs may be dangerous. According to a new study by West Virginia University researcher…