Kruppel-like factor 15 controls skeletal muscle fat uptake and utilization
Metabolic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, have risen to epidemic proportions in the U.S. and occur in about 30 percent of the population. Skeletal muscle plays a prominent role in controlling the body s glucose levels, which is important for the development of metabolic diseases like diabetes.
In a recent study, published in
The Journal of Clinical Investigation, University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have found that skeletal muscle significantly affects how the body stores and metabolizes fat.
In the study, Mukesh K. Jain, MD, senior author, Chief Academic Officer at UH, and the Ellery Sedgwick Jr. Chair & Distinguished Scientist, and his team set out to investigate the role of a gene called Kruppel-like factor 15 (KLF15) in skeletal muscle. The team utilized a mouse model with KLF15 specifically deleted in musc
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While impeachment could have blocked Trump’s possibility at future political office, financial fallout over the Jan. 6 attack could harm him even more.
Former President Donald Trump looks out his window as his motorcade drives through West Palm Beach, Fla., after arriving from Washington aboard Air Force One on Jan. 20, 2021. (Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
WASHINGTON (CN) As the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump continued his legacy of creating new constitutional issues, questions remain as to how Trump could be held additionally liable for the Jan. 6 riot and what similarly uncharted grounds those claims could enter.
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Katelyn N. Chestnut, daughter of Chris and Sis Chestnut of Hanoverton, and Jonathon T. Meissner, son of Patricia Farrow of Minerva, are announcing their engagement.
The prospective bride is a 2011 graduate of United High School. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2015 with a degree in applied health science and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2020. She is currently employed at Piedmont Behavioral Services in Virginia as a physician assistant.
The prospective bridegroom is a 2010 graduate of Salem High School. He graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2017 with a degree in construction management. He is currently employed as a project manager for Baker D.C. in Washington D.C.
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