Husna, Amity University Kolkata A resistance to the hormone insulin is known as insulin resistance. It is present in one-quarter of the general population, not just in people with diabetes or obesity. These individuals are at high risk for developing metabolic disorders and a wide-range of diseases. Due to insulin resistance, the body’s cells don’t […]
Husna, Amity University Kolkata The process of regulation of glucose in our blood at a steady-state is known as glucose homeostasis. This regulation is very important as long-lasting disturbances in the blood sugar concentration can cause both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and other fatal diseases. To understand this complexity of blood […]
Pratyushee Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The beginning of anything auspicious or good was followed by sweets or any other kind of sugar stuff. This is what we Indians believe and follow for ages. From grandmothers treating us to chocolates upon meeting them to celebrating our birthdays by cutting cakes, sweets, or broadly speaking, sugar has […]
-Surupa Chakraborty, Amity University Kolkata Adipose tissue (AT) is an active endocrine organ which stores excess nutrients as triacylglycerols and releases fatty acids during fasting. It is populated by several immune cells including T cells and macrophages, which help in secretion of a variety of adipokines and chemokines. A cardinal feature of obesity includes the […]
