JMU scientists studied insulin-producing cells in fruit flies, finding that secretion is influenced by gut hormones, ...

The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes ...

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers at the University of Würzburg have investigated this question.

Coca Cola, who owns Fanta, Sprite and Minute Maid, has recalled a number of products after their European bottling unit detected unsafe levels of a chemical byproduct ...

No matter how careful you are about animals in your home, or how much care you take when you are outdoors, animal and insect bites and stings are sometimes unavoidable. Fleas, mites, and chiggers ...

While many gardeners resort to chemical treatments to fend off unwanted bugs, there’s a more environmentally friendly way to protect your plants: beneficial insects. These natural allies help control ...

Move over bees, MIT researchers have developed a robot insect designed for artificial pollination, laying the groundwork for entirely indoor farms of the future. The robot’s lifelike flapping wings ...

coli and yeast -- to produce a special class of plant hormones, known as strigolactones, at unprecedented levels. By amplifying production of strigolactones, which occur in such low amounts in ...

“My interest in asthma-related research has focused on how metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance, obesity and female sex hormones interact to influence asthma severity and outcomes,” Peng ...