Novel mechanisms controlling insulin release and fat deposition discovered 7 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have in two recent studies shown that a receptor called ALK7 plays important roles in the regulation of body fat deposition as well as the release of insulin ... | |
Too hot to handle! Scientists identify heat sensing regulator 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins are a step closer to understanding pain sensitivity - specifically why it’s variable instead of constant - having identified a gene that regulates a heat-activated molecular sensor. Their ... | |
Hyperactivity is associated with decreased numbers of interneurons 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study published in Biological Psychiatry on May 15th is “another example of how basic science research conducted in animals may help to identify new molecular targets that may be studied for the treatment or ... | |
Sugar linkage could lead to better treatment for autoimmune diseases 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Glycomics Center have helped identify a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory activity to a glycoprotein antibody that could lead to improved treatment ... | |
Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage 1 hour ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure, a study from Johns ... | |
Using music to explore the neural bases of emotional 'processing' in the autistic brain 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Music has a universal ability to tap into our deepest emotions. Unfortunately, for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), understanding emotions is a very difficult task. Can music help them? | |
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