News tagged with insulin receptor
Red wine, fruit compound could help block fat cell formation
(PhysOrg.com) -- A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Mice with fewer insulin-signaling receptors don't live longer
Scientists studying longevity thought it might be good to lack a copy of a gene, called IGF1 receptor, that is important in insulin signaling. Previous studies showed invertebrates that lacked the copy lived longer, even ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Protein love triangle key to crowning bees queens?
A honey bee becomes a royal queen or a common worker as a result of the food she receives as a larva. While it has been well established that royal jelly is the diet that makes bees queens, the molecular path ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Dynamics of crucial protein 'switch' revealed
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine have published a study that offers a new understanding of a protein critical to physiological ...
May 17, 2011 |
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Type 2 diabetes linked to single gene mutation in 1 in 10 patients
A multinational study has identified a key gene mutation responsible for type 2 diabetes in nearly 10 percent of patients of white European ancestry.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Circuit regulating anti-diabetic actions of serotonin uncovered by researchers
New findings by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center suggest that serotonin – a brain chemical known to help regulate emotion, mood and sleep – might also have anti-diabetic properties.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2010 |
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A missing link from obesity to infertility found
Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Insulin-like signal needed to keep stem cells alive in adult brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, biologists have found a signal that keeps stem cells alive in the adult brain, providing a focus for scientists looking for ways to re-grow or re-seed stem ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Structure of insulin's docking point identified
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have determined the structure of a previously unseen part of the insulin receptor, making possible new treatments for diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Experimental insulin-like growth factor receptor inhibitor reduced pancreatic cancer growth
Researchers at Amgen are testing a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the activity of insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1 and IGF-2) and appears to reduce pancreatic cancer cells in early testing, according to a ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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