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Blue light enables genes to turn on

(Medical Xpress) -- With a combination of synthetic biology and optogenetics, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology published a paper in Science outlining their new technique which enable ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Muscle gene may provide new treatments for obesity and diabetes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Skeletal muscle enables us to walk, run or play a musical instrument, but it also plays a crucial role in controlling disease. Rockefeller University scientists have now shown how a specific molecule in skeletal ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Old diabetes drug teaches experts new tricks

Research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center reveals that the drug most commonly used in type 2 diabetics who don't need insulin works on a much more basic level than once thought, treating persistently elevated blood ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Licorice root found to contain anti-diabetic substance

It provides the raw material for liquorice candy, calms the stomach and alleviates diseases of the airways: liquorice root. Chosen as the "Medicinal plant 2012", the root has been treasured in traditional healing since ancient ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Iron-binding drug could help diabetics heal stubborn wounds

A drug used to remove iron from the body could help doctors fight one of diabetes' cruelest complications: poor wound healing, which can lead to amputation of patients' toes, feet and even legs.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More insulin-producing cells, at the flip of a 'switch'

Researchers have found a way in mice to convert another type of pancreas cell into the critical insulin-producing beta cells that are lost in those with type I diabetes. The secret ingredient is a single transcription factor, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study strengthens link between sirtuins proteins and life extension

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper from MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente strengthens the link between longevity proteins called sirtuins and the lifespan-extending effects of calorie restriction.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Protein critical for insulin secretion may be contributor to diabetes

A cellular protein from a family involved in several human diseases is crucial for the proper production and release of insulin, new research has found, suggesting that the protein might play a role in diabetes.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cells crucial to diabetes cure in mice

More than five years ago, Dr. Lawrence C.B. Chan and colleagues in his Baylor College of Medicine laboratory cured mice with type 1 diabetes by using a gene to induce liver cells to make insulin.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Carbon monoxide reverses diabetic gastric problem in mice

Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that very low doses of inhaled carbon monoxide in diabetic mice reverses the condition known as gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying, a common and painful complication for many diabetic ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New insights into insulin resistance could lead to better drugs for diabetics

Research published in the October Molecular and Cellular Biology moves us closer to developing drugs that could mitigate diabetes.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protein levels could signal that a child will develop diabetes

Decreasing blood levels of a protein that helps control inflammation may be a red flag that could help children avoid type 1 diabetes, researchers say.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A molecule that destroys normal metabolism is found

Overeating in mice triggers a molecule once considered to be only involved in detecting and fighting viruses to also destroy normal metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and setting the stage for diabetes. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study uses sophisticated genetic engineering to improve insulin-producing beta cells

One of the biggest mysteries about diabetes is why specialized cells in the pancreas stop secreting insulin, which the body needs in order to store glucose from food. A team from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery may open door to drug that cuts appetite and boosts energy

In a major advance in obesity and diabetes research, Yale School of Medicine scientists have found that reducing levels of a key enzyme in the brain decreased appetites and increased energy levels.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1