Tag: Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases

  • Health

    Dairy fat may help not harm

    Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health and collaborators from other institutions have identified a natural substance in dairy fat that may substantially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

    3–5 minutes
  • Health

    A molecule that destroys normal metabolism is found

    Overeating in mice triggers a molecule once considered to be only involved in detecting and fighting viruses to also destroy normal metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and setting the stage for diabetes, according to the results of a new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The research specifically links…

    2–4 minutes