Loss of functional β-cell mass is the key mechanism leading to the two main forms of
diabetes mellitus—type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) …

Circadian rhythms and sleep are fundamental biological processes integral to human
health. Their disruption is associated with detrimental physiological consequences …

Key questions in COVID-19 are the duration and determinants of infectious virus shedding.
Here, we report that infectious virus shedding is detected by virus cultures in 23 of the 129 …

White adipose tissue, once regarded as morphologically and functionally bland, is now
recognized to be dynamic, plastic and heterogenous, and is involved in a wide array of …

The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project was established to characterize genetic
effects on the transcriptome across human tissues and to link these regulatory mechanisms …

Glycemic traits are used to diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic
health. To date, most genetic studies of glycemic traits have focused on individuals of …

Diabetes, a silent killer, is one of the most widely prevalent conditions of the present time.
According to the 2017 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) statistics, the global …

Insulin resistance is a main determinant in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a
major cause of morbidity and mortality. The circadian timing system consists of a central …

Single-nucleus assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (snATAC-
seq) creates new opportunities to dissect cell type–specific mechanisms of complex …

The deleterious effects of chronically elevated free fatty acid (FFA) levels on glucose
homeostasis are referred to as lipotoxicity, and the concurrent exposure to high glucose may …