Study links hormones, blood sugar, blood lipids, and BMI to the severity of major depressive disorder and suicide risk

byAssociation of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHHypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) dysfunction is one of the important biochemical changes in depression. The development of depression

Updated on: January 22,2024 25

Study links hormones, blood sugar, blood lipids, and BMI to the severity of major depressive disorder and suicide risk

byAssociation of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHHypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) dysfunction is one of the important biochemical changes in depression. The development of depression

Updated on:January 22,2024 25

What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing NMU, study finds

by Okayama UniversityAccording to a new study conducted by Okayama University researchers, the species-specific expression pattern of the NMU gene was responsible for different functions in rats

Updated on: February 21,2024 8

What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing NMU, study finds

by Okayama UniversityAccording to a new study conducted by Okayama University researchers, the species-specific expression pattern of the NMU gene was responsible for different functions in rats

Updated on:February 21,2024 8

An overactive sweet tooth may spell trouble for our cellular powerplants

by Van Andel Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe average American eatsroughly 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day—more than three times the recommended amount for women and more th

Updated on: February 05,2024 23

An overactive sweet tooth may spell trouble for our cellular powerplants

by Van Andel Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe average American eatsroughly 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day—more than three times the recommended amount for women and more th

Updated on:February 05,2024 23

Incisionless device could revolutionize treatment for diabetes, liver disease and severe obesity

by King's College LondonCharacteristics of the Forepass device. (A) The overall structure of the ForePass device, which is composed of a silicone gastric balloon and an expanded polytetrafluo

Updated on: March 08,2024 6

Incisionless device could revolutionize treatment for diabetes, liver disease and severe obesity

by King's College LondonCharacteristics of the Forepass device. (A) The overall structure of the ForePass device, which is composed of a silicone gastric balloon and an expanded polytetrafluo

Updated on:March 08,2024 6

Dietary supplement modifies gut microbiome—potential implications for bone marrow transplant patients

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePlasma metabolites in historic controls versus recipients of RPS. a, UMAP ordination of median-centered plasma metabolite levels revealed four distinct cl

Updated on: January 18,2024 18

Dietary supplement modifies gut microbiome—potential implications for bone marrow transplant patients

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicinePlasma metabolites in historic controls versus recipients of RPS. a, UMAP ordination of median-centered plasma metabolite levels revealed four distinct cl

Updated on:January 18,2024 18

Contraceptive pills might impair fear-regulating regions in women's brains

byFrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives (OCs). Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormone

Updated on: January 09,2024 10

Contraceptive pills might impair fear-regulating regions in women's brains

byFrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives (OCs). Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormone

Updated on:January 09,2024 10

Prompt testosterone treatment improves mental health of transgender, gender-diverse people

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReceiving rapid access to testosterone therapy reduced feelings of gender dysphoria and led to a clinically significant reduction in depre

Updated on: January 22,2024 22

Prompt testosterone treatment improves mental health of transgender, gender-diverse people

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReceiving rapid access to testosterone therapy reduced feelings of gender dysphoria and led to a clinically significant reduction in depre

Updated on:January 22,2024 22

Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth

by Dennis ThompsonA hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.Doctors have been prescribingvaginal progesteronetreatments to

Updated on: February 21,2024 8

Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth

by Dennis ThompsonA hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.Doctors have been prescribingvaginal progesteronetreatments to

Updated on:February 21,2024 8

Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science

Updated on: January 18,2024 18

Understanding of mechanisms behind post-exercise lack of appetite can open new paths to obesity treatment

by Luciana Constantino,FAPESPCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science

Updated on:January 18,2024 18

Fat cells have epigenetics-based memory: Researchers discover mechanism behind weight loss yo-yo effect

by Fabio Bergamin,ETH ZurichHuman AT retains cellular transcriptional changes after BaS-induced WL. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08165-7Anyone who has ever tried to g

Updated on: November 24,2024 0

Fat cells have epigenetics-based memory: Researchers discover mechanism behind weight loss yo-yo effect

by Fabio Bergamin,ETH ZurichHuman AT retains cellular transcriptional changes after BaS-induced WL. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08165-7Anyone who has ever tried to g

Updated on:November 24,2024 0

Excess ceramide and disrupted iron metabolism in neuronal mitochondria found to be the cause for MEPAN syndrome

byTexas Children's HospitalMecr is enriched in a subset of glial cells in the larval brain and is present in mitochondria in salivary glands. a, Schematic diagram showing the mecr-GFP transg

Updated on: January 20,2024 12

Excess ceramide and disrupted iron metabolism in neuronal mitochondria found to be the cause for MEPAN syndrome

byTexas Children's HospitalMecr is enriched in a subset of glial cells in the larval brain and is present in mitochondria in salivary glands. a, Schematic diagram showing the mecr-GFP transg

Updated on:January 20,2024 12

Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

by LancetTransgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, publi

Updated on: February 03,2024 10

Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

by LancetTransgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, publi

Updated on:February 03,2024 10