Anxiety is an aggravating comorbidity of many psychiatric disorders that is often underdiagnosed and undertreated, and little is known on the mechanisms underlying its regulation. Here, we find that serum LPA16:0 abundance increases with trait anxiety in both humans and mice; while high LPA16:0 l...

Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable hematologic malignancy despite advances in treatment. While obesity is a well-established risk factor, the underlying metabolic mechanisms by which adipocytes contribute to disease progression remain elusive. Here, we uncover a critical m...

Reduced estrogen action is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. However, the cell and tissue-specific actions of estradiol in maintaining metabolic health remain inadequately understood, especially in men. We observed that skeletal muscle ESR1/Esr1 (encodes estrogen receptor α) is posi...

BACKGROUND: Single ventricle congenital heart disease (SVCHD) is a severe form of cardiac malformation in which there is only one functional ventricle. The Fontan operation is the current standard of care for SVCHD. Almost all patients who have undergone the Fontan operation develop liver fibrosi...