In this episode of Author's Take, Takeshi Yoneshiro and Masayuki Saito discuss their recent study in which subjects exposed subjects to a daily cold stimulus for 6 weeks had increased BAT activation and reduced overall fat mass.
Published July 15, 2013

Atrial natriuretic peptide is negatively regulated by microRNA-425
Published July 15, 2013

Gene transfer therapy for Sickle cell disease
Published July 1, 2013

Tsonwin Hai and colleagues discuss how the transcription factor ATF3 acts as a key regulator of the host immune response to cancer.
Published June 10, 2013

Brett Monia and Stefano Rivella discuss how reduction of TMPRSS6 expression with antisense oligonucleotides ameliorates iron metabolism disorders in mice.
Published March 25, 2013

Carlos Corvera of UCSF and Nigel Bunnett of Monash University discuss their study demonstrating that bile acids cause itch and analgesia by activating the TGR5 receptor in neurons.
Published March 25, 2013

Increased brain uptake and oxidation of acetate in heavy drinkers Graeme Mason of Yale University discusses how heavy drinking influences metabolism and leads to alternate fuel use in the brain.
Published March 8, 2013

Helene Benveniste of Stony Brook University discusses the use of contrast-enhanced MRI to visualize the glymphatic system, a paravascular pathway that facilitates the clearance of waste and solutes from the cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid of the brain.
Published February 22, 2013

Jane Salmon, Carl Blobel, Priya Darshinee Issuree, and Thorsten Maretzky of the Weill Cornell University Hospital for Special Surgery discuss the role of iRHOM2 in inflammatory arthritis.
Published January 25, 2013

Shabaana Khader of the University of Pittsburgh discusses the identification of immune parameters that distinguish active and latent TB infections.
Published January 2, 2013