Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes than people living closer to sea level. But the mechanism of this protection ...

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Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes ...

In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low ...

Researchers aimed at clarifying the mechanism underlying this connection and tracking the fate of glucose in hypoxic animals.

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A 91-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with weight loss, dyspnea, and eosinophilia. An anteroposterior chest radiograph obtained 2 months earlier showed bibasilar patchy opacities. A ...

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Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination regimen of Venclexta® (venetoclax) ...

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