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Chronic exposure to hyperglycemia can lead to cellular dysfunction that may become irreversible over time, a process that is termed glucose toxicity. Our perspective about glucose toxicity as it ...

Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have solved the structure of a class of proteins known as sodium glucose co-transporters (SGLTs), which pump glucose into cells. These ...

“We were stuck in the mindset that glucose is an energy source and nothing else,” Stanford Medicine chairman of dermatology Dr. Paul Khavari said. His are the words that define the paradigm shift ...

High glucose in obesity appears to gum up the works of the circadian clocks inside our cells that help regulate the timing of many body functions across the 24-hour day and drive the risk of ...

It is similar to the basal metabolic rate (BMR), which is the energy the body needs for its most basic and essential functions, such as breathing. Diet-induced energy expenditure: This refers to the ...

—The impact on insulin sensitivity and stabilized β-cell function was similar despite more weight loss with surgery, but also transient. Reviewed by Clifton M. Jackness, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant ...