Endocrinology

Is it noise or size? That's a key question for researchers looking to understand how fat tissue affects health. In a new publication, Mayo Clinic [...]

Biomedical science is about solving puzzles. Why does a cell stop doing its job? How does it know what to do in the first place? [...]

Fasting triggers a particular mechanism that helps beta cells in the pancreas manage glucose, according to discovery scientists at Mayo Clinic. The paper, published in [...]

As the last two years have demonstrated, stressful situations often require trade-offs. For some, the COVID-19 pandemic meant a shift in their primary focus on [...]

In a recent paper published in Cell Reports, Mayo Clinic scientists found that a sensory device on cells determines if a fat cell burns fat [...]

In a recent paper published in Cell Reports, Mayo Clinic scientists found that extracellular vesicles encouraged inflammation of pancreatic beta cells and their environment in [...]

One of the most common prescription drugs in America – levothyroxine – is used by people with underactive thyroid glands, also known as hypothyroidism. However, [...]

The human body has two adrenal glands, one atop each kidney as illustrated in the drawing above. These tiny organs produce hormones that help the [...]

While treatment for diabetes has progressed, there is still no cure. As a person with type 1 diabetes, Paul Belmonte, Ph.D., knows that well. So [...]

In what could be a step toward cell replacement therapy for diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered how to manufacture cells capable of generating a [...]