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Study: Infection-elicited microbiota promotes host adaptation to nutrient restriction. Image Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com

Transient intestinal infection affects host adaptation to nutrient limitation

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Recent PNAS study shows that transient intestinal infection not only promotes white adipose tissue (WAT) expansion and host weight gain, but also optimizes host carbohydrate metabolism. Studies: The infection-induced microbiota promotes host adaptation to nutrient limitation. Image credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com Metabolism and the gut microbiome The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in …

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Study: New-Onset Diabetes and COVID-19: Evidence from a Global Clinical Registry. Image Credit: ADragan / Shutterstock

Study suggests that COVID-19 may cause diabetes

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The authors of a new study that is reviewed at Nature portfolio and currently posted on Research Square preprint* server showed the clinical possibility that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM), supports diabetes screening in persons infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: New-onset diabetes and …

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