Insight into the mechanism by which insulin promotes glucose uptake by muscle and adipose cells has been provided by the discovery and characterization of synip, an insulin-regulated protein involved ...

The use of topiramate (TPM) in the treatment of binge-eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and antipsychotic-induced weight gain has recently increased, however, the exact molecular basis for its effects ...

For more than a century cancer cell metabolism has been viewed as something of a paradox, but newly reported research by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis shows that it might not be ...

Chronic exposure to hyperglycemia can lead to cellular dysfunction that may become irreversible over time, a process that is termed glucose toxicity. Our perspective about glucose toxicity as it ...

The sugar glucose, which is the main source of energy in almost every living cell, has been revealed in a Stanford Medicine study to also be a master regulator of tissue differentiation - the process ...

Retrospective comparison between conventional-dose chemotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or metastatic germ cell tumors. Background: In the present study we developed a ...

For cancer- and infection-fighting T cells, glucose offers far more than a simple sugar rush. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A new discovery by Van Andel Institute ...

We are working in conjunction with Dr. Jacob Segil of CU Boulder and Dr. Richard Weir of CU Anschutz on an implantable glucose fuel cell for medical uses. Our team is interested in developing ...

An elevated blood glucose level one hour after the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) signals a critical metabolic state—even ...