Scientists Reverse Insulin Resistance In Mice, Unlocking Potential Insight Into Diabetes
The study could answer how insulin resistance arises in humans.
San Diego Union-Tribune:
Insulin Resistance Cause Found, Reversed In Animal Study
San Diego scientists say they've discovered a cause of insulin resistance — a hallmark of type 2 diabetes — and reversed it in mice. If the study is confirmed in people, it will answer a longstanding question about how insulin resistance arises. (Fikes, 9/21)
In other public health news —
Los Angeles Times:
UC Irvine To Debut Brain Research Center With Advanced MRI Machine
UC Irvine’s Campus Center for Neuroimaging will have a grand opening next month for its new research center that aims to make breakthroughs in human brain research. The centerpiece of the center — dubbed FIBRE, or Facility for Imaging & Brain Research — is a $3-million Siemens Prisma 3T magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, machine noted for its technology that collects higher-quality images in a shorter time. It came to UCI with help from Siemens and the National Institutes of Health. (Zint, 9/21)
KQED:
Microplastics For Dinner
If shellfish are on the menu, chances are microplastics are, too. ... A study last year found that wastewater treatment plants were discharging 7,000,000 particles each day into San Francisco Bay. (Fiore, 9/21)