An immune cell known as a neutrophil releases a protein that can suppress glucose production in the liver - without targeting insulin, researchers have found…
For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease - appearing before any significant change in urine albumin…
Two major eye diseases and leading causes of blindness - age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy - can be reversed or even prevented by drugs that activate a protein…
Continually revved up insulin production, the kind that results from overeating and obesity, slowly dulls the body's response to insulin. As a result, blood sugar levels start to creep…
Mobile cameras, high-resolution digital imaging and funding from the Centre for the Americas at Vanderbilt University are among the key components of a cross-cultural pilot program…
A research team led by Dr Ciriaco A. Piccirillo of McGill University's Department of Microbiology and Immunology has discovered that in some individuals, the specialised immunoregulatory…
If the human body were a stage, then proteins would rank among the lead actors in the play we call 'Life.' These large biological molecules hold many starring roles, and their lines…