Fat Cells Send Mitochondrial Distress Signals to the Heart
Fat Cells Send Mitochondrial Distress Signals to the Heart
Vesicles containing fragments of the organelles released from stressed adipocytes protect the heart against oxygen deprivation, a study in mice shows.
Vesicles containing fragments of the organelles released from stressed adipocytes protect the heart against oxygen deprivation, a study in mice shows.
metabolic syndrome
Extreme Exercise Carries Metabolic Consequences: Study
Shawna Williams | Mar 23, 2021 | 4 min read
Healthy people put through high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, displayed insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction after working out excessively.
Metabolic Syndrome, Research, and Race
Anthony Ryan Hatch | Jul 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Scientists who study the lifestyle disorder must do a better job of incorporating political and social science into their work.
Book Excerpt from Blood Sugar
Anthony Ryan Hatch | Jun 30, 2016 | 5 min read
Author Anthony Ryan Hatch relays his personal experience with metabolic syndrome.
Food Additives Linked to Inflammation
Jenny Rood | Feb 27, 2015 | 2 min read
Commonly added to processed foods, emulsifiers are associated with changes in gut microbiome composition and increased inflammation in mice.
Out of Sync
Kerry Grens | Sep 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
Why eating at the wrong times is tied to such profound and negative effects on our bodies
Mind the Clock
Kerry Grens | Aug 31, 2013 | 1 min read
Many of the body's tissues can tell time, and these peripheral clocks can be influenced by environmental cues, such as the timing of food consumption.
Microbiome Changes During Pregnancy
Sabrina Richards | Aug 2, 2012 | 3 min read
Alterations in the commensal gut flora of expecting women may be linked to characteristic weight gain and decreases in insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.