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A new study shows that a glucose-related hormone revs up liver metabolism, which has implications for treating fatty liver disease with a new class of weight loss drugs, and shows how the disease affects liver fat burning.
- September 16, 2024
In a Q&A, Li Wen, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine, discusses how gut bacteria become “good” or “bad,” the connection between gut composition and obesity, and the use of gut microbiota to address this growing health challenge.
- September 12, 2024
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome the following new staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral associates who joined the team in August 2024:
- August 20, 2024
A new study reveals how calcium regulates fat metabolism in the mouse liver, reversing previously held beliefs in the field.
- August 14, 2024
The immune system is known for its role in defending the body from potential pathogens; however, recent research at Yale reveals it may also play a significant part in managing our metabolism. A team of Yale researchers, led by Li Wen, MD, PhD, professor of medicine (endocrinology), investigated how immune system dysfunction may impact the development of obesity.
- August 14, 2024
The Department of Internal Medicine is pleased to welcome the following new staff, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral associates who joined the team in July 2024:
- August 13, 2024
The Yale Department of Internal Medicine is recruiting for numerous faculty and staff employment opportunities within its 11 sections and administrative offices.
- August 13, 2024Source: Everyday Health
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that may cause inflammation of the thyroid (called thyroiditis) and hyperthyroidism from overproduction of thyroid hormone, says Jennifer Braemar Ogilvie, MD, the chief of endocrine surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
- August 07, 2024Source: Yale News
Kibbey, who discovered how mitochondria sense metabolism, was appointed the Ensign Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism).
- August 01, 2024
Meet Ana Luisa Perdigoto, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale.