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Lipids in humans can help control blood sugar levels
Publicado em 29 setembro 2019
Sao Paulo: A team of global researchers has discovered that a lipid -- produced in response to cold by brown adipose tissue in the human body -- helps reduce blood sugar.
The discovery with the lipid known as 12-HEPE can pave the way for new treatments for diabetes, said the team from Brazil, the US and Germany.
The group also observed that a drug used to treat urinary dysfunction increases the amount of 12-HEPE released into the bloodstream in human patients.
White adipose tissue, one of [...]
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Compounds extracted from cerrado plant combat fungus that causes candidiasis
Publicado em 16 setembro 2019Fungi of the genus Candida cause thrush and candidiasis, a fairly common disease in humans. It can be lethal to individuals with low immunity, especially when they are hospitalized. Although the drug most widely used to combat the disease is effective in most cases, some varieties of the fungus are drug-resistant. Compounds that combat two species of Candida have now been isolated from a plant by researchers based in Brazil and Spain. The plant is Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, a shrub native to the [...]ver notícia -
Growth hormone acts to foil weight loss: Study
Publicado em 13 abril 2019In a recent study, scientists have discovered that growth hormone (GH) plays an important role when it comes to losing and maintaining weight. According to the research published in the journal Nature Communications, GH stimulates skeletal maturation and linear bone growth, as well as helps maintain tissue and organs throughout life, also acts directly on the brain to conserve energy when the body loses weight. “Growth hormone has been known for decades, but our discovery shows it does a [...]ver notícia