If insulin can’t get out of blood vessels, it can’t act in its target tissues. “Endothelial cells are full of insulin ...

Researchers investigate the underlying mechanisms of endothelial insulin resistance involved in obesity-associated diabetes.

Insulin resistance affects more people than we think, and can be a precursor to type 2 diabetes. Fortunately, insulin ...

The IGFs can bind to six well-characterized soluble IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) as well as to two transmembrane tyrosine-kinase-linked receptors—the insulin receptor (IR) and the IGF1 receptor ...

ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch ...

Physical activity is not only important for fitness, but also for health. This is confirmed by a new study conducted under ...