at the University of Arizona established it as a superagonist at melanocortin receptors with substantially greater potency than native -MSH in melanocyte stimulation assays, and confirmed the cyclic lactam structural feature as the key determinant of its enhanced receptor affinity and metabolic stability
Long noncoding RNA Gm6135 functions as a competitive endogenous RNA to regulate toll-like receptor 4 expression by sponging miR-203-3p in diabetic nephropathy
The MOTS-c peptide is a newly discovered mitochondrial-derived peptide (MDP) that has quickly become one of the most intriguing topics in both longevity science and sports performance
Theyre involved in how your brain functions, how your body handles stress, and how balanced you feel from day to day
Key numbers: +0.04 mmol/L in fasting glucose +0.060.08% in HbA1c +10% increase in diabetes risk with low/moderate-intensity statins +36% with high-intensity statins The effect is most evident in patients already at risk, with glucose values near the diagnostic threshold
Remember they're leading in their understanding of textbook endocrinology, but outside of that, they're not leading in anything