They were designed to treat diabetes, then prescribed for weight loss, and now—as researchers are finding—they might hold the ...

rs6190 helps men build muscle mass and reduce diabetes risk, but increases cholesterol levels and elevates the risk of ...

An engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of Type-1 diabetes, hepatitis, ...

Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have uncovered a direct connection between high insulin ...

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells ...

The investigational dual GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist Amycretin demonstrated significant weight loss-up to 24% with ...

Stimulating a receptor in adipocytes enhanced energy expenditure and caused sustained weight loss in mice, offering targets to treat obesity and metabolic diseases.

New stem cell therapy offers hope for type 1 diabetes, freeing patients from insulin. Learn why diverse clinical trial ...

Women in midlife face a difficult trade-off. Many in their 40s to 60s face a high risk of breast cancer, especially during ...

Insulin-producing human pancreas cells can be manufactured with 3D printers, researchers reported at the International Transplant Congress underway in London.

A tiny gene variant found in skeletal muscle cells appears to have powerful-yet-opposing effects on health for men and women, ...

The UAB researchers showed that TREM2 — which stands for triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells 2 — is predominantly ...