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How Does The IMPC Contribute To Rare Disease Research?

Jump to: What is Rare Disease?Why are Mice Important?Who We Are and What We DoHow Has The IMPC Contributed to…

Published: 27 Feb 2021

Gene Found for BCAA Clearance in Brown Fat Protects Against Obesity & Diabetes

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are amino acids that have a central carbon atom with a branch of three or more…

Published: 25 Jun 2020

Researchers rethink how ‘beige’ fat cells burn calories

It has been known for decades that low temperatures can trigger specialized fat cells to burn energy to produce heat,…

Published: 5 Jul 2018

Mouse study identifies new target for human accelerated aging syndrome

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified a potential therapeutic target in the devastating genetic disease Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome…

Published: 3 Jul 2018

NAD+ and the link between glucose and obesity

Glucose is the energy that fuels cells, and the body likes to store glucose for later use. But too much…

Published: 27 Jun 2018

New diabetes genes discovered in latest IMPC research

Scientists have identified a network of genes that could play an important role in the development of metabolic diseases such…

Published: 5 Apr 2018

Mouse genes could help decipher human disease

This study in Nature Genetics reveals hundreds of new insights into gene function and human disease. The paper describes the…

Published: 20 Mar 2018

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