Sep 29, 2020
NEW YORK – Epigenetic markers can distinguish between individuals with type 2 diabetes who respond to metformin treatment and those who do not, a new study has found. Metformin is commonly prescribed to individuals with type 2 diabetes, but about 30 percent of...
Sep 25, 2020
The most well recognized role of mitochondrion is as the cell’s powerhouse, or energy producer. It generates energy in the form of ATP using oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos). Organs (heart is #1, and kidney is #2 in terms of ATP usage) that use a lot of oxygen, or...
Sep 25, 2020
The rapid rise of obesity during the past decades has coincided with a profound shift of our living environment, including unhealthy dietary patterns, a sedentary lifestyle, and physical inactivity. Genetic predisposition to obesity may have interacted with such an...
Sep 7, 2020
In the next 10 years, one billion people are estimated to suffer from disabling consequences of metabolic disorders, making them the number one noncommunicable disease on a global scale by 2030. Lots of risk factors such as dietary intake, lack of exercise and other...
Sep 1, 2020
WHO YOU ARE IS YOUR DECISION Your daily routine and behaviours can have a major impact on your highly complex genetic system which is composed of aspects such as eating habits, environmental stimulation, stress management, social interaction and overall lifestyle....
Aug 7, 2020
Obesity is a disease characterized by excessive body fat. It can be caused by environment, a person’s early-life nutrition, and it can even be a result of their parent’s diet. Obesity is so dangerous because associated with many diseases such as hypertension, type-2...
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