Research Articles
The Hidden Metabolic Crisis in Your Muscles After Spinal Cord Injury
Discover how spinal cord injuries trigger a silent metabolic revolution in paralyzed muscles, increasing diabetes risk and rewiring metabolism at the genetic level.
The Hunger Hormone That Wasn't: A Genetic Puzzle
Discover how a genetic experiment with GLP-1 receptor knockout mice challenged our understanding of appetite control and glucose metabolism.
How a Cellular Maestro Conducts Your Body's Sugar Factory
Discover how Nuclear Factor Y orchestrates your body's glucose production and why this discovery matters for metabolic health and diabetes treatment.
The Liver's Secret Switchboard: How Your Body Controls Energy Storage
Discover how glucose, insulin, and glucocorticoids regulate glycogen synthesis in hepatocytes and maintain metabolic health.
RNA-Binding Proteins: The Hidden Conductors of Our Metabolic Symphony
Discover how RNA-binding proteins are emerging as master regulators of glucose and lipid metabolism, offering new therapeutic approaches for metabolic diseases.
The Cell's Delivery Dilemma: How a Hormone's Journey Shapes Our Metabolism
Discover how glucagon receptor endocytosis regulates glucose production in liver cells and its implications for diabetes treatment.
The Fat-Liver Tango: How a Tiny Cellular Switch Disrupts Metabolism
Discover how the Rab10 protein in fat cells causes hepatic insulin resistance and contributes to metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes.
Beyond Digestion: How Bile Acids Mastermind Your Metabolism
Discover how bile acids evolved from simple digestive detergents to sophisticated metabolic regulators influencing blood sugar, energy expenditure, and even cancer immunity.
The Sweet Side of Ecstasy? A Scientist's Unconventional Quest into MDMA and Blood Sugar
Exploring the surprising connection between MDMA and glucose metabolism through controlled self-experimentation.
Beyond the Beat: The Hidden Metabolic Culprit Weakening Our Hearts
Discover how catabolic remodeling of branched-chain amino acids contributes to heart failure and the groundbreaking research revealing new therapeutic possibilities.