Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Fat metabolism is a fascinating process and essential for human survival. It involves the digestion, absorption, transportation and utilization of lipids as a source of energy or as an energy reserve.

The liver and pancreas are the main actors in glucose metabolism, but not the only ones. Muscles, adipose tissue and the brain play different roles. However, the prize for the best new actor in ...

As a result, semaglutide and its fellow glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs are spawning a tremendous ... it’s a protein located on the surface of a cell. The key is the ligand — that’s the general word for ...

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are immune cells that belong to the lymphoid lineage but do not express antigen-specific receptors. These cells have important functions in innate immune responses to ...

Xeris Pharmaceuticals has teamed up with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to raise awareness of the importance of prescribing glucagon, positioning the partners to address a fundamental ...

Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Lipidated analogues of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) have gained enormous attention as long-acting peptide therapeutics for type 2 diabetes and ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

We found IL-8 expression in human islets to be localized to glucagon-positive endocrine cells, suggesting that islet IL-8 is mainly α-cell derived (Fig. 7A, 1-15). Indeed, by electron microscopy ...

Ubisoft is apparently endeavoring to work with Tencent to bring forth new ventures, one of which is the rumored Splinter Cell Remake. During an address, Guillemot confirmed numerous titles were in ...

Traditionally, blood sugar regulation has been attributed to the hormones insulin and glucagon, both produced by the pancreas. Insulin lowers blood glucose by promoting its uptake into cells ...