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Suspected Effects of Vitamin D
Amy Maxmen | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Vitamin D has a variety of actions in the body. It binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which then binds to the retinoid X receptor (RXR) and activates the expression of numerous genes.
Vitamin D on Trial
Amy Maxmen | Mar 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Prevention trials for vitamins and supplements are notoriously difficult, but some researchers aren’t giving up on finding proof that vitamin D helps ward off disease.
The Benefits of Coffee
Jef Akst | Jan 17, 2012 | 1 min read
Researchers finally nail down why drinking coffee helps reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
An Obesity-Cancer Link?
Edyta Zielinska | Nov 22, 2011 | 1 min read
Why obese individual are more likely to get cancer could be partly explained by a gene that activates both pathways.
Opinion: A New Global Health Agenda
Edward E. Partridge, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, and Ralph L. Sacco | Oct 4, 2011 | 4 min read
After a historic UN meeting, global efforts must be coordinated against noncommunicable diseases to thwart the world’s leading causes of death and disability.
RNAs regulate cell death
Edyta Zielinska | Jul 5, 2011 | 3 min read
Three RNAs expressed in the nucleolus mediate death in cells exposed to too much fat.
Apple peels give mice muscle power
Jessica P. Johnson | Jun 9, 2011 | 1 min read
A waxy substance, ursolic acid, found in high concentrations in apple peels, can help mice build muscle and reduce muscle atrophy, body fat, blood sugar levels, and cholesterol, reports Newswise.
The RNA roots of obesity?
Tia Ghose | Jun 8, 2011 | 2 min read
By silencing two microRNAs, researchers were able to improve insulin sensitivity in overweight mice.
An Insoluble Problem?
Robert Michael Stroud | May 26, 2011 | 4 min read
The challenges of crystallizing membrane proteins—and how they’re being overcome.