With respect to biomedicine, Bertini presented studies aimed toward the development of new drugs targeting matrix metalloproteases, a family of zinc enzymes involved in numerous diseases.

Pharmaceutical scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have identified and characterized a unique ...

Studies have suggest that thrombin, matrix-metalloproteases, white blood cell mobilization, and disruption in the permeability of blood brain barrier are all contributing factors that lead to the ...

Diabetes doesn’t just impact blood sugar; it often leads to serious kidney issues, too. In fact, about 40% of people with diabetes develop a condition known as diabetic kidney disease. In the UK, ...

A recent study from the University of Bristol offers new hope for people with diabetes, who are at a high risk of kidney ...

Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and boost weight loss, may also help reduce knee osteoarthritis-related pain in people with obesity, a trial finds.

Our understanding of the relationship between the atheroprotective activities of HDL and heterogeneity of HDL particles has advanced greatly. HDL particles are highly heterogeneous in structure ...

The use of GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide — more widely known under the brand names of Ozempic and Wegovy — have greatly increased over the last few years. There has also been an ...