Calcium (Ca2+) drives many cellular functions, though the way it controls quality of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum ...

Glycine, a non-essential amino acid derived from serine, plays an increasingly recognized role in metabolic regulation.

Insulin and its signaling systems are implicated in both central and peripheral mechanisms governing the ingestion, distribution, metabolism, and storage of nutrients in organisms ranging from worms ...

Taking 5,000 IU of vitamin D per day may improve insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function for those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, according to findings published in the European Journal of ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 83, No. 22 (Nov. 15, 1986), pp. 8570-8574 (5 pages) Since we observed that after purification the receptor kinase ...

The hormone adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessel cells, contributing to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Blocking ...

Recent advances in DNA sequencing, combined with new stem cell research approaches, have allowed an international group of scientists to identify a previously unrecognized form of diabetes that ...

Insulin resistance affects millions of people worldwide, yet many don’t realize their bodies are struggling to process blood sugar effectively until more serious health issues develop. This metabolic ...

Nearly 40 million Americans have diabetes. The majority of those have type 2 diabetes, which, if not properly managed, can have ramifications on your heart, kidney and eye health. The development of ...

Being obese or overweight is one of the major diabetes risk factors. Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, may also be connected to the development of this chronic condition. The hormone plays ...