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Researchers identify a protein that promotes changes in adipose tissue in vitro and in pregnant mice and may help protect against gestational diabetes in humans.

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How Breastfeeding Protects Mothers

Infographic: How Breastfeeding Protects Mothers

Deep Brain Stimulation Boosts Insulin Sensitivity

Diabetes Is Five Diseases, Not Two

Insulin Resistance Pioneer Gerald Reaven Dies

Researchers Identify Obesity-Diabetes Link

What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?

How High Fat and Insulin Levels May Lead to Diabetes

Newly Discovered Hormone Explains Disease

Adipocyte-Derived DNA Triggers Inflammation

Prominent Endocrinologist Dies

The 6,000-Calorie Diet

Breaking the Cancer-Obesity Link

A Complex Disorder

Bear Study Breaks Down

Next Generation: Smart Insulin Patch

Gut Microbe Diversity, Weight Linked

Adipose Tissue Metabolism in the Obese

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The RNA roots of obesity?

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Advances in Automated RNA Library Preparation

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

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What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Accelerating Recombinase Reprogramming with Machine Learning

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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Multiplexing PCR Technologies for Biopharmaceutical Research

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10x Genomics and A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore Launch TISHUMAP Study to Advance AI-Driven Drug Target Discovery

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