by Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona Credit: Cell Reports (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112588 Collaborative work by teams at the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), University of California, Irvine (UCI), and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has shown that interplay between circadian clocks in liver and skeletal muscle controls glucose metabolism. The...
How neurons consume and metabolize glucose could hold the key to new treatments for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images Researchers investigated the glucose uptake and glucose metabolism in neurons. They found that neurons metabolize glucose themselves and that glucose metabolism is crucial for proper neuronal function. Further studies are needed to see whether...
by Medical University of Vienna Pioneering MRI imaging method captures brain glucose metabolism without the need for administration of radioactive substances. Credit: Medical University of Vienna Metabolic disorders play a central role in many common conditions, including Alzheimer’s, depression, diabetes and cancer, which call for reliable as well as non-invasive diagnostic procedures. Until now, radioactive substances...
Recent research has suggested that the hippocampus, vital to memory function, has evolved to operate at the upper edge of its normal supply of nutrients and energy. Even minor reductions to that supply will produce functional issues in memory, and there are many mechanisms by which aging reduces the supply of nutrients and energy to the brain. Reduced blood...
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND IMAGE: A TASTY BLACKCURRANT SNACK WAS DEVELOPED IN THE PROJECT. CREDIT: RAIJA TORRONEN, UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Blackcurrants have a beneficial...
Bridget M. Kuehn, MSJ JAMA. Published online January 8, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.20939 Areas or patterns of reduced glucose metabolism are often seen in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer disease and other dementias. Now, a growing body of evidence suggests that glucose hypometabolism may be more than just a biomarker on brain scans: it may be a key...
A new study from the Salk Institute has found that mice that have their microbiomes depleted with antibiotics have decreased levels of glucose in their blood and better insulin sensitivity. The research has implications for understanding the role of the microbiome in diabetes. It also could lead to better insight into the side effects seen in people...
