Low melatonin secretion at night is associated with an increased risk for incident type 2 diabetes, a recent prospective ...

Figure 1: The biotrophic interfacial complex is a plant-derived membrane-rich structure. In this study, we focus on investigating how the fungus secretes effectors during host cell invasion. We were ...

People who have syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) produce excessive amounts of antidiuretic hormones. It leads to the body developing an imbalance of sodium and water.

The gut–islets axis connects nutrient sensing in the intestine with insulin secretion from the pancreas and plays an essential role in glucose regulation. GLP-1 released by intestinal L cells can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical treatment of mild autonomous cortisol secretion cuts odds of vertebral fractures vs. a conservative ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

Researchers have managed to graft beta cells into the eyes of mice in order to study them in a living organism over a prolonged period of time. As a result, the group have gained detailed knowledge of ...

In a narrative review published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers explored the current evidence on glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion in various metabolic conditions, ...

Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move ...

Yolk proteins (vitellogenins, VITs) are crucial lipid-carrying molecules that supply nutrients from the mother to embryos in oviparous animals. In humans, their functional analog apolipoprotein B-100 ...