Pancreatic β cell-inferred exosomal miR-29s control glucose homeostasis Kumar Jeetendra | January 24, 2021 In a new study published in Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Chen-Yu Zhang’s team at Nanjing University, School of Life Sciences, and Antonio Vidal-Puig’s group at University of Cambridge report that pancreatic β cells secrete miR-29 family members (miR-29s) via exosomes in reaction to high levels of free fatty acids (FFAs). Formerly, Chen-Yu Zhang’s team identified …
UMD receives grant to explore nettle as a functional food for improving health Kumar Jeetendra | March 9, 2021 Obesity, diabetes, and overall immune system health are problems that are all top-of-mind at the moment, particularly during the pandemic. To analyze how your diet can help prevent problems with these chronic diseases, the University of Maryland (UMD) was recently awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and …
Growing genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better outcomes Kumar Jeetendra | June 1, 2021 Currently published in Nature Genetics, their findings demonstrate that expanding research into different ancestries yields more and better results, in addition to ultimately benefitting global patient care. Up to now nearly 87 percent of genomic research of the type was conducted in Europeans. The global study team examined data across a wide assortment of cohorts, …
How Insulin, Transferrin, and Selenium Work Together in Your Body Kumar Jeetendra | February 10, 2025 The Biochemical Interdependencies or “Web of Balance” of the human body is largely responsible for every cell of the body to be functioning ideally. This is the case for insulin as well as transferrin and selenium, which are vital in biological processes like metabolism, cellular activities, and even immunity. But in what manner do the …
Why You Should Care About Insulin and Selenium Kumar Jeetendra | February 18, 2025 Health might seem to be just about diet; however, a large part depends on complex biochemical reactions that take place within the body. The processes of metabolism, immunity, and cellular activities are regulated with the help of a very diverse set of compounds. Insulin and selenite are just two of many, but their importance exceeds …
