Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases

New data and insights from Spain and Sweden Arani Vivekanantham and colleagues investigated the association between RA and the risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalization with COVID-19,and COVID-19-related death. This population-based…

The Axial Spondyloarthritis International Federation (ASIF) set out to coordinate a comprehensive evidence-based global review of the factors influencing the current diagnosis delay in axSpA, and to produce a definitive report that shines…

Uveitis occurs in up to 20% of children with JIA, although this varies depending on the specific type of JIA that each child has. Jens Klotsche and colleagues shared new data at the 2021 EULAR congress analysing the risk of uveitis events…

As part of the MAINSTREAM project, Favalli and colleagues conducted a seroprevalence cross-sectional study between 4th May and 16th June 2020toestimate the prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a large cohort of people with…

At the 2021 EULAR congress, Brkic and colleagues presented data from people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)treated at Norwegian rheumatology outpatient clinics between 2010 and 2019. The project BioRheuma (BIOlogic treatment of patients…

Ben Mulhearn and colleagues estimated the incidence of GCA seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and compared it to data from 2019, before the pandemic hit. The two distinct peaks of COVID-19 reflected by UK hospital admissions of…

Higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity can curb arterial stiffening already in childhoodCredit: University of Jyväskylä According to a recent Finnish study, higher levels of moderate and vigorous physical activity can…

A recently published review explores the role of epigenetic factors in the development and progression of type 1 diabetes Genetics plays a major role in determining a person's risk of developing type 1 diabetes, but environmental and…

A new international guidance on the clinical application of high-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HR-pQCT) offers an important overview of current clinical applications in adults and direction on the interpretation of results In…

Researchers at Osaka University identify a new noninvasive biomarker that can be used in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common…

The mechanism involved is an ancient molecular pathway we share with yeasts; despite its relevance, very little was known about its role in metabolismCredit: CNIO Getting energy and nutrients from the environment - that is, eating - is…

Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Tim Gruber Hypertension is a widespread comorbidity of patients with obesity that greatly increases the risk of mortality and disability. In recent years, researchers have found that a high-calorie…

Women exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy have babies who grow unusually fast in the first months after birth, putting on excess fat that puts them at risk of obesity and related diseases later in life, new CU…

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research by Oregon State University suggests a pair of compounds originating from hops can help thwart a dangerous buildup of fat in the liver known as hepatic steatosis. The…

Credit: Virginia Tech The liver is the most resilient organ in the human body. It can remove toxins from the bloodstream, recycle red blood cells, maintain sugar levels, and it can even regenerate itself. But, when a large amount of fat…

Adipose tissue may have a key role in healthy agingCredit: University of Jyväskylä High running capacity is associated with health and longevity. However, whether high genetic running capacity promotes more efficient metabolism with…

Credit: TMIMS Drs. Itokawa, Mizutani and colleagues performed microtomography experiments the BL20XU beamline of the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility and found that brain capillary structures show a correlation with their neuron…

Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University A plant-based diet appears to afford significant protection to rats bred to become hypertensive on a high-salt diet, scientists report. When the rats become pregnant, the whole grain diet…

The authors of the journal's 10 most oft-cited 2019 papers in 2019-20 have been awarded a certificate of publishing excellence; Get free online access to these notable papers until August 31 Calcified Tissue International and…

British man's brain tumor grows slowly more than 80 months after diagnosis Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/10/2021) - A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumor…