Mice consuming a high-fat diet show increased levels of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), a hormone produced in the gut that
Category: Health
Measuring autism through a non-verbal marker
“Autism is hard to screen for in children, when the first signs are present. A trained clinician may be able
How E. coli causes the worst infection
The new discovery shows just how the foodborne pathogen knows where and when to begin colonizing the colon on its
How stress can curb the desire to eat
According to the National Institute of Mental Health. People with anorexia nervosa avoid food, severely restrict food, or eat very
Guidelines for pediatric brain injuries
When a child suffers a head trauma, medical professionals are in high gear to prevent further damage to a developing
Regulation of glucose homeostasis
The hormone secreting islets of Langerhans in the pancreas have a unique cyto-architecture that allows functional interrelationships between the
Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Severe mental illnesses cause
Genes responsible for sex-related differences in cancer aggressiveness found in vinegar flies
An understanding of the molecular basis of differences in the incidence and survival of cancer between men and women may
How a faulty gene leads to kidney disease
New insights into why a faulty gene involved in a devastating form of a kidney condition called nephrotic syndrome leads
Treating Alzheimer, Parkinson and other diseases with math
Protein aggregation which misfolded proteins clump together to form large fibrils has been implicated in many diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,
