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Featured Publication, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Found to Target Key Metabolic Switch

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and lowering blood lipids is a central strategy to reduce risk. Bempedoic acid, a recently approved cholesterol-lowering drug, has now been shown by researchers at Helmholtz Munich to…

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Awards & Grants, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Adipose Tissue Under the Microscope: Funding for Two Metabolic Health Projects

Dr. habil. Maria Keller, team leader at the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity, and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), an institute of Helmholtz Munich at the University of Leipzig and University of Leipzig Medical Center, has successfully secured…

Anatomical Visualization of Muscles

New Research Findings, Diabetes, IDC,

Weight Loss in Cancer: Organs Respond to the Disease in a Coordinated Way

Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer. A new study by Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague,…

A magnified view of the large intestine's surface, showing its muscular wall and fatty tissue

New Research Findings, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

Not All Belly Fat Is the Same: Colon-Adjacent Fat Interacts With the Immune System

Abdominal fat is not a uniform tissue. A new study from Helmholtz Munich, Karolinska Institutet and Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, published in Cell Metabolism, reveals that fat located close to the large intestine contains an unusually high…

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Featured Publication, Diabetes, HI-MAG,

How Diet and Cold Rewire Brown Fat at the Epigenetic Level

A team of researchers from the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG), an institute of Helmholtz Munich at the Leipzig University, in collaboration with the University Hospital of Leipzig Medical Center and the…

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New Research Findings, Diabetes, Computational Health, ITG,

Mapping Proteins in African Genomes Reveals New Paths to Fight Type 2 Diabetes

Researchers have conducted the most comprehensive analysis to date linking plasma proteins to genetic variation in individuals from continental Africa. Their work addresses a long-standing gap by studying a population grossly underrepresented in…