Metabolism
What is metabolism?
A biochemist explains how different people convert energy differently – and why that matters for your health.
How might diabetes lead to Alzheimer's? Study suggests the liver is key
Researchers trace a path from the gut to the brain and say managing diabetes could help to prevent dementia.
Inflammation and diabetic kidney disease: Why mitochondria matter
Restoring function to a specific organelle could mitigate disease progression.
Why don’t fruit bats get diabetes?
New understanding of how these animals have adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people.
Circadian influences on lipid metabolism
A new study provides insights into how the 24-hour clock and external environment together regulate lipid metabolism.
Patients lose weight in trials of schizophrenia drug
In a follow-up study, the antipsychotic significantly reduced the amount of stored fat in both white and brown adipose tissue in mice.
Why cognition declines in Type 2 diabetes patients
A new theory about the correlation between these two conditions implicates the cytochrome P450-soluble epoxide hydrolase.
Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music
Using mice, researchers engineered cells to release insulin in response to specific sound waves: the music of the band Queen.
The promise of AI in precision medicine and immunotherapy for diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day. To mark this observance, this article covers the many ways in which diabetes research and drug development stands to benefit from the use of AI.