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Insulin
Insulin is a hormone which plays a number of roles in the body's metabolism. Insulin regulates how the body uses and stores glucose and fat. Many of the body's cells rely on insulin to take glucose from the blood for energy. It is a naturally-occurring hormone secreted by the pancreas in the body.
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MAY 05, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is an increasingly common condition that affects at least 1 in 10 U.S adults. Millions more have prediabetes an
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 25, 2022
Health & Medicine
A preprint published in Cannabis Cannabinoid Research examined the association between cannabis use and diabetes to dete
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 20, 2022
Microbiology
The importance of gut microbes in human health has been made apparent by a mountain of evidence, and they can affect bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
Exercise may stave off dementia by protecting brain volume through maintaining insulin and body mass index levels. The c
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found a mother’s cannabis consu
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Immune cells known as B cells undergo significant changes in women with postpartum depression (PPD). The corresponding s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is considered a public health problem in many parts of the world, and the rates of obesity are rising
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recently published study in JAMA Oncology examined the risk of colorectal cancer in people who are obese or overweight
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 03, 2022
Technology
Bioelectronic medicine, or the use of electrical devices to manipulate electrical signaling in the body, has been a rece
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 31, 2022
Cardiology
Even moderate light at night can impact health and sleep quality.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 22, 2022
Technology
Implantable devices have proven useful for a range of health conditions. For example, pacemakers, implantable insulin pu
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) describes a disorder that presents when the pancreas cannot produce insulin, a hormone needed to r
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with type 1 diabetes who take blood pressure medication verapamil require less insulin on a daily basis. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a research breakthrough, scientists have found a hormone secreted by fat cells that plays a similar role to in
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Up to 10 percent of the population have benign lumps on their adrenal glands, triangular hormone-secreting glands that s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's plenty of evidence that when possible, it's more healthy for people to stay physically active than it is for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
For people living with chronic diseases like Type 1 diabetes, the word "cure" sounds too good to be true. In f
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
Obesity has become a global health crisis. Since 2000, an estimated 300 million people around the globe classified would
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
DEC 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when high levels of blood sugar start to silently damage bodily tissue and orga
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 24, 2021
Technology
Since the turn of the century, the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses has almost quadrupled, totaling almost half
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch