New research from Queen Mary University of London has identified a novel syndrome in patients with kidney and adrenal disease New research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has identified a novel syndrome in patients with kidney and adrenal disease. The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, identified defects in a novel gene...
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Sickle cell trait may confound blood sugar readings among African-Americans
The test and the traitA new study in JAMA finds that HbA1c tests underreport a key blood sugar measure in African Americans with sickle cell trait. A routine diabetes test produces lower blood sugar readings in African-Americans with sickle cell trait than in those without, potentially leading patients to remain untreated or with a mistaken...
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Vitamin D discovery could prove key to new treatments for metabolic disorders and certain cancers
A team led by Motonari Uesugi, professor and deputy director of Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), found that a vitamin D metabolite known as ’25-OHD’ inhibits proteins that regulate lipid production. Those proteins, called sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs), cannot then stimulate expression of lipid-producing genes. “To our knowledge, this is the...