The cells in your body need insulin to change glucose, the sugar that comes from the food you eat, into energy you need to live. Without insulin, this sugar cannot get into your cells to do its work. It stays in your blood instead. Your blood sugar level then gets too high. Type 2...
What happen if light does not focus on the fovea? Since Prokaryotes only have a circular strand of DNA, do they form one large chromosome (that looks like the ones of eukaryotic cells) when preparing to divide? If not, how do they prepare their DNA f How does the process of...
You may also need insulin to control your blood sugar level. Radiation therapy uses x-rays or gamma rays to treat cancer. Radiation kills cancer cells and may stop the cancer from spreading. It is also used to reduce symptoms, such as pain. Chemotherapy is medicine that kills cancer cells....
Up to 90% of adults with type 2 diabetes carry extra weight or have obesity, perhaps because excess weight causes cells to become more resistant to a hormone called insulin, which is responsible for ferrying sugar from blood to muscle and fat cells, where it can be used for energy. With...
Normally, the pancreas responds by producing enough extra insulin to overcome this resistance. When the pancreas can't keep up, too little glucose gets into the cells and too much stays in the blood. This is called gestational diabetes.
When there isn't enough insulin orit isn't used as it should be,glucose(a type of sugar) can't enteryour cells. It builds up in your bloodstream instead. This can damage many areas of the body. Also, because cells aren't getting the glucose they need, they don't work the way they...
What are the dangers of high blood sugar? Glucose is precious fuel for all the cells in your body when it's present at normal levels. But it can behave like a slow-acting poison. High sugar levels slowly make cells in your pancreas less able to make insulin. The organ overcorrects, an...
Activation of murine lung mast cells by the adenosine A3 receptor. J. Immunol. 171, 338–345 (2003). CAS PubMed Google Scholar Ochaion, A. et al. The anti-inflammatory target A3 adenosine receptor is over-expressed in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and Crohn's disease. Cell. Immunol. ...
Ferritin binds to iron in the blood and releases it whenever the cells need it. It does so even if there isn't an excess of the mineral in your system—almost like a magnet. The system of trapping iron in intestinal cells isn’t iron-clad. If there's too much of it, the miner...
What Is Activated Charcoal? The supposed benefits of activated charcoal range from using it as a hangover cure to improved digestive health. But many of these promises aren't backed by science, and some uses of activated charcoal might actually do more harm than good. ...