Comparing 3-month-old wild-type and MuRF1-KO mice, we measured tissue weights, liver glycogen, lipid and protein content, and liver biochemical composition using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) ...

During the administration of small doses of dexamethasone (0.5 mg ... osteoporosis or disturbance of carbohydrate metabolism. Evidences of androgen excess were prominent and included hirsutism ...

In their study published in the journal Biology Letters, Giulia Rossi and Kenneth Welch coaxed vampire bats in their lab to run on a treadmill as a way to measure their metabolism. Prior research ...

Uniting our strengths in cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, and pathology, producing a genuinely translational approach to medicine. The Division of Digestive Diseases aims to change ...

Let’s look specifically at dexamethasone, a common corticosteroid in emergency medicine, and use current research to describe what the drug does and look at select situations in prehospital care ...

Metabolism is the process by which your body turns food into energy through chemical reactions in your cells. Your metabolic rate is a measurement of how many calories (units of energy) your body ...

Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts ...

Metabolism refers to the chemical reactions that occur within an organism to sustain life. The reactions are divided into two categories: catabolism (the breakdown of organic matter to produce ...

Cortisol is a steroid hormone that regulates a wide range of body functions, including immunity, inflammation, and metabolism ... may prescribe prednisone or dexamethasone. People with Addison ...

New Ohio law restricts transgender students’ access to school restrooms, 'bathroom bill' sparks outcry Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently signed the "Protect All Students Act," effectively ...