News tagged with glucose uptake
Dessert on your mind? Your muscles may be getting the message
Even the anticipation of sweets may cause our muscles to start taking up more blood sugar, say researchers reporting in the December issue of Cell Metabolism. That message is delivered via neurons in the brain's hypothalamus contai ...
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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Researchers uncover mechanism that regulates human pluripotent stem cell metabolism
Human pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into any cell type in the body, rely heavily on glycolysis, or sugar fermentation, to drive their metabolic activities.
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Bacterial guests double as bodyguards
The bacterium Escherichia coli can be a scientist’s best friend when it’s being used as a tool for biological research, but some strains of it are better known for their nasty effects on humans as ...
May 04, 2011 |
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Researchers find potential new non-insulin treatment for type 1 diabetes
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a hormone pathway that potentially could lead to new ways of treating type 1 diabetes independent of insulin, long thought to be the sole regulator of carbohydrates ...
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Mar 24, 2011 |
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Scientists probe the role of motor protein in hearing loss
From grinding heavy metal to soothing ocean waves, the sounds we hear are all perceptible thanks to the vibrations felt by tiny molecular motors in the hair cells of the inner ear. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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Mar 06, 2011 |
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Team illuminates cell pathway key to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes
A research team, led by La Jolla Institute scientist Joel Linden, Ph.D., has shed new light on the problem of insulin resistance, and identified the key participants in a molecular pathway that holds therapeutic promise ...
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Feb 24, 2011 |
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People at risk of diabetes offer clues toward novel drugs
Once people develop type 2 diabetes, high blood glucose levels alter their metabolism so much that it becomes difficult to sift through all the clues to find what might enable the disease. "To identify factors that play a ...
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Feb 14, 2011 |
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Study suggests vitamin therapy may be harmful to breast cancer patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent University of Georgia study indicates that a common vitamin used to treat breast cancer victims might actually be harmful to patients. The study, by Jason Zastre, an assistant professor in the UGA ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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'UnZIPPING' zinc protects hippocampal neurons
Zinc ions released at the junction between two neurons (called a synapse) are important signals, but when too much zinc accumulates, cells become dysfunctional or die.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Fewer guessing games for lung cancer patients
A study published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine identified positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans as a potentially useful tool for predicting local recurrence in lung c ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Daily vibration may help aging bones stay healthy
A daily dose of whole body vibration may help reduce the usual bone density loss that occurs with age, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.
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Oct 25, 2010 |
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