Nutrition Roadmap Aims to Advance Research to Provide More Individualized Advice
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Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Delving deep into the kidney with a novel imaging technique
A new imaging technique allows scientists to see deep into the kidney ’s internal structures and gain novel insights about cisplatin-induced CKD in mice. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
The Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network: Yielding new insights into challenging urologic pain syndromes
MAPP Research Network findings provide scientists and clinicians with an improved understanding of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS). (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Story of Discovery: SGLT2 inhibitors: harnessing the kidneys to help treat diabetes
Research findings lead to the development of a new class of diabetes drugs that allows the kidneys to dispose of excess blood glucose in the urine. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Story of Discovery: Hepatitis C: from non-A, non-B hepatitis to a cure
Discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) allowed for development of tests to effectively detect and treat it and eliminate it from the blood transfusion supply. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Story of Discovery: Erythroferrone –new regulator of iron balance
Identifying erythroferrone (Erfe) as a new regulator of iron balance in mammals has potential implications for treating multiple blood disorders and diseases. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Understanding how Crohn ’s Disease treatments affect children’s gut microbiome
Study finds different Crohn ’s disease treatments have varying effects on the gut microbiomes of children and teens. This may help inform treatment approaches. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Tracking both the what and the when of the human diet
Using a smartphone app, study finds that many adults eat over a span of 15 hours or more each day. Shortening this timespan may help people lose weight. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Revving up human red blood cell production
Study may give insight into how to produce red blood cells (RBC) in the laboratory and contribute to efforts to improve RBC production for medical applications. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Pain expectations: altered brain responses in people with irritable bowel syndrome
People with IBS may use brain regions involved in threat appraisal and emotion more than healthy people do when facing an uncertain threat of pain. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Moving stones with sound —new ultrasound technology repositions kidney stones in people
Scientists have developed new ultrasonic propulsion technology that can reposition kidney stones and help with stone fragment passage in people. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Mining the genome for insights into kidney function and development
Researchers discovered 24 new areas and confirmed 29 other previously identified areas of the genome that are associated with kidney function or development. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Improved outcomes and survival following acute liver failure in recent years
Study shows improved outcomes and survival for people who experience acute liver failure, including those who did and did not receive a liver transplant. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Identification of exercise molecule that promotes physical endurance
Musclin, a protein released by skeletal muscle, enhanced exercise capacity in mice and may be a potential therapeutic to increase exercise tolerance in people. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Custom-made fat tissue that burns calories
Scientists developed a procedure in mice for directing stem cells from body fat to form fat tissue that burns, rather than stores, calories. (Source: NIDDK News)
Source: NIDDK News - March 15, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
