How to teach fat cells to burn calories?
The protein PRDM16 – a possible target of future drugs for the treatment of obesity – can work as a "switch" that turns calorie-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning brown fat cells.
11.03.2012The protein PRDM16 – a possible target of future drugs for the treatment of obesity – can work as a "switch" that turns calorie-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning brown fat cells.
11.03.2012"Our results are the first evidence that alcohol consumption can have a protective effect against infectious diseases and, in particular, blood–borne parasites," says the head of the study.
20.02.2012Scientists from Belgium have created a mandible implant, exactly suitable for the face of an elderly patient, using three-dimensional printing. Scientists hope that 3D printing of implants will become commonplace in the coming years.
09.02.2012The new data refute the hypothesis that the activation of sirtuin 1 is the basis of the action of resveratrol, and indicate a new type of drugs that potentially have cherished positive effects.
03.02.2012Free radicals, which are one of the causes of aging and cancer development, play a positive role in the regulation of blood pressure.
30.01.2012The goal of the Human Connectome project is a complete description of the connections between the neurons of the human brain and the identification of correlations between the structure of neural networks and mental abilities, as well as the behavior of a particular person.
23.12.2011Drugs that activate the synthesis of the neurotrophic factor of the brain or the receptors that bind to it restore the age–related decrease in synaptic plasticity - one of the important components of learning and memorization mechanisms.
09.12.2011Only one sexually active male is responsible for breeding a colony of naked diggers. The lack of competition has made the diggers' sperm exceptionally sluggish and of low quality.
08.12.2011Three-dimensional printing technology opens up huge opportunities for doctors to treat the most complex fractures and other bone injuries.
05.12.2011Experiments on mice show that transplanted neurons can help correct a genetic defect – the absence of leptin receptors, which causes obesity and diabetes.
05.12.2011Perhaps further studies of the functioning of activated T-regulators will help not only to create drugs for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, but also to cope with the problem of rejection of donor organs.
29.11.2011The main molecular switch providing telomere protection by the enzyme telomerase has been found.
28.11.2011Angiophagy is a biological mechanism by which the capillaries of the brain and other organs are cleared of blood micro–clots and other "garbage", including fragments of cholesterol plaques and cell decay products.
22.11.2011The sensor allows you to identify various protein aggregates in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid, which makes it possible to diagnose Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases in the early stages.
21.11.2011Young people who slept well after training made mistakes when re-performing the task much less often than after half a day of wakefulness. Elderly subjects made the same number of mistakes both after sleep and after waking.
15.11.2011Numerous complications of diabetes, such as kidney disease, trophic ulcers on the legs and vision problems, are well known. However, it turned out that this disease also has a detrimental effect on the human brain.
10.11.2011The device for testing the ability to fertilize allows you to determine the concentration and motility of spermatozoa with a high degree of accuracy at home.
02.11.2011Bacteria that were considered immortal are also aging. This happens due to asymmetric division, in which one of the daughter cells gets almost all the non-genetic damage accumulated during the life of the mother cell.
28.10.2011Bacterial infection suffered by newborns causes changes in the immune system of the brain, impairing cognitive abilities and memory in adulthood.
28.10.2011In the near future, people with limb paralysis will be able not only to move their arms and legs with the help of such technologies, but also to feel the shape and structure of things that they will touch and on which they will step.
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