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Joslin Diabetes Center

Joslin Diabetes Center

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How Muscle, Fat Tissues Respond to Exercise, Obesity

October 13, 2022

First-of-its-kind study reveals single-cell changes in metabolic tissues

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An Enzyme’s Protective Role

March 10, 2022

Long-running study leads to potential therapeutic target for people with type 1 diabetes.

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Signaling Defects

September 14, 2021

Differences in cellular signaling offer clues to insulin resistance

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Delay Tactics

July 21, 2021

3 proteins may prevent progression to end-stage renal disease in diabetes

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The Guts of Our Ancestors

May 12, 2021

Findings reveal insights about the evolution of gut microbes in response to diet and environment

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New Obesity Tool?

April 14, 2021

Key may lie in receptor protein, brown fat cells

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Some Like It Hot

April 14, 2021

Worms may harbor genetic secrets of heat tolerance

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Microbial Fingerprinting

August 14, 2019

In a first, scientists map the genetic diversity of microbes residing in the human gut and mouth

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Microbiotic Fuel

July 2, 2019

Bacterium found in microbiomes of elite athletes improves exercise capacity in mice

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Deleting Old Cells

June 17, 2019

Aging beta cells’ link to diabetes may point to new therapeutics

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Breast Milk and Obesity

May 31, 2019

New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight mothers differs from that of…

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Determining Risk

May 23, 2019

Researchers ID circulating proteins involved in progression of diabetic kidney disease

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