by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Neel Joshi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, is a lead author in a PLOS Pathogens paper that could lay ground for probiotic pill to prevent childhood diarrhea, a leading cause of infant mortality around the globe. Credit: Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Across much of the world, childhood diarrhea is a major...
TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY IMAGE: EXERCISE INDUCES CALCIUM SIGNALING IN THE MUSCLE AND BONE. UNDER THIS SIGNALING, PGC-1Α IS ACTIVATED, RESULTING IN THE AUGMENTATION OF THESE TISSUES. LAMZ, A NEWLY IDENTIFIED LOCOMOMIMETIC DRUG WAS FOUND TO FACILITATE THE CALCIUM SIGNALING PATHWAY AND RESTORES LOCOMOTOR FITNESS. CREDIT: DEPARTMENT OF CELL SIGNALING, TMDU Researchers led by...
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report today in the journal Nature that they have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and can effectively reduce food intake and obesity in mice. The findings improve our understanding of the physiological processes that...
SCOTT JUNG EXCLUSIVE, GI Getting a clear view of your GI tract typically involves the uncomfortable process of having a long endoscope snaked down the esophagus. Thankfully, capsule endoscopy technology is replacing many procedures that have required an endoscope. These swallow-able devices are able to withstand the harsh, acidic environment of the gut, and can...
Many athletes and gym-goers are turning to a popular but potentially dangerous new pill to help them build muscle and gain strength: a steroid alternative known as SARMs. The pills are widely marketed online as “legal steroids” that provide the muscle-building benefits of anabolic steroids without the troubling side effects. And while the products are...
