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Female mice exposed to Bisphenol A through their mother's diet during gestation and lactation were found to be hyperactive, exhibit spontaneous activity and had leaner body mass than those not exposed to the chemical, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health have discovered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-female-mice-exposed-bpa-mothers.html Medical research Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:02:22 EST news278254919 Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop problems thinking and remembering than older adults whose hearing is normal, according to a new study by hearing experts at Johns Hopkins. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-loss-brain-function-decline-older.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:00:02 EST news277987041 (Medical Xpress)—Southampton researchers have demonstrated that mothers who have higher levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are found in cooking oils and nuts, during pregnancy have fatter children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-limiting-polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-pregnancy.html Health Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:26:32 EST news277028779 (Medical Xpress)—Arturo Figueroa, a researcher in the Florida State University College of Human Sciences, has confirmed with a team of researchers that Nutrisystem, with or without low intense resistance exercise, improves arterial function in obese, postmenopausal women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-nutrisystem-arterial-function-obese-postemenopausal.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:09:29 EST news276941277 A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training. The study is believed to the largest randomized trial to directly compare changes in body composition induced by comparable amounts of time spent doing aerobic and resistant training, or both in combination, among previously inactive overweight or obese non-diabetic adults. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-short-aerobic-resistance-weight-fat.html Health Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:51:36 EST news276367890 Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to Duke researchers who compared aerobic training, resistance training, and a combination of the two. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-aerobic-trumps-resistance-weight-fat.html Health Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:20:01 EST news274696051 Findings from a study suggest that certain variations in vitamin D metabolism genes may modify the association of low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with health outcomes such as hip fracture, heart attack, cancer, and death, according to a study appearing in the November 14 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-genetic-variation-associations-vitamin-d.html Health Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:00:05 EST news272044257 A regular exercise routine can make you fitter than ever – mentally fit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-intensity-boosts-cognitive-function.html Health Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:10:01 EST news270697449 (HealthDay)—In survivors of childhood hematologic malignancies who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), body mass index (BMI) decreases significantly, mainly due to a reduction in lean, not fat, body mass, according to research published online Oct. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-bmi-body-mass-decline-allogeneic.html Cancer Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:40:01 EST news268581295 Techniques ranging from running to push-ups to sit-and-reach tests have been used to measure various aspects of fitness in children and adults. However, evidence is sparse on how well some of these techniques correspond to desired health outcomes in children, fueling debate about the best fitness measures for youth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-bmi-shuttle-techniques-iom-youth.html Health Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:17:56 EST news267970665 (Medical Xpress)— A regular exercise regimen will increase life expectancy in the elderly, new research has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-physical-life-span.html Health Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:27:37 EST news267431240 Obese adults with excess visceral fat (fat located inside the abdominal cavity, around the body's internal organs) and biomarkers of insulin resistance had an associated increased risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, while obese individuals with higher amounts of total body fat and subcutaneous fat (underneath the skin) did not have this increased risk, according to a study in the September 19 issue of JAMA, and theme issue on obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-obese-adults-excess-abdominal-fat.html Diabetes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:04:00 EST news267185033 A new study published today in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (APNM) looks beyond the much-feared weight gain common to first-year students and reports on the full 4-year impact of higher education on weight, BMI, and body composition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-school-higher-fat.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:26:27 EST news267099978 New research has established the first global benchmarks for assessing lung function across the entire life span. The lung growth charts will help healthcare professionals better understand lung disease progression and help raise awareness of lung disease, which is the world's leading cause of death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-diagnosis-lung-disease-global-benchmarks.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:08:05 EST news265972078 A multivariate analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed by European researchers is expected to improve risk assessment and disease diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-aspects-posttraumatic-stress-disorder.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:26:04 EST news265537548 Researchers in Edmonton and Calgary want to recruit 1,500 breast cancer patients over the next decade to find out how exercise and fitness affects cancer survival and recovery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-exploring-benefits-breast-cancer-patients.html Cancer Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:44:15 EST news265383848 There seems to be an endless number of fad diets and "golden rules" for weight loss. One of the most popular of these rules is that cutting carbohydrates (carbs) is the best way to lose weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-medical-myth-carbs-weight.html Health Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:13:30 EST news265281177 Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have made a novel discovery that could have widespread clinical implications, potentially affecting everything from nutrient metabolism to obesity in children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-early-exposure-antibiotics-impact-obesity.html Medications Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:22:39 EST news264860550 (HealthDay) -- Consumption of the fiber supplement psyllium correlates with reductions in risk factors for metabolic syndrome, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-psyllium-metabolic-syndrome-factors.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:17:24 EST news263794639 Follow-up research from the Pediatric Study of Hepatitis C (PEDS-C) trial reveals that children treated with peginterferon alpha (pegIFNα) for hepatitis C (HCV) display significant changes in height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and body composition. Results appearing in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, indicate that most growth-related side effects are reversible with cessation of therapy. However, in many children the height-for-age score had not returned to baseline two years after stopping treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-height-weight-bmi-children-peginterferon.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:59:59 EST news263743149 (Medical Xpress) -- A new measure of obesity developed by a City College of New York researcher and a physician predicts early death better than BMI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-obesity-early-death-bmi.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:27:53 EST news263204837 (HealthDay) -- Small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants who are formula-fed (FOF) have elevated endocrine levels of high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin and insulin growth factor-I (IGF-I) compared with breastfed (BRF) SGA infants, according to research published in the August issue of Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-nutrition-affects-endocrinology-sga-infants.html Diabetes Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:30:01 EST news263057838 Preventing diabetes or delaying its onset has been thought to stave off cognitive decline -- a connection strongly supported by the results of a 9-year study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the San Francisco VA Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-diabetes-cognitive-decline.html Diabetes Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:46:14 EST news259512365 Abdominal liposuction triggers a compensatory increase in visceral fat, which is correlated with cardiovascular disease, but this effect can be counteracted by physical activity, according to a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, a publication of The Endocrine Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physical-compensatory-weight-gain-liposuction.html Other Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:11:16 EST news258826238 Smoking during pregnancy has widely documented health repercussions both for mother and baby. A study at the University of Zaragoza on 1216 newly born babies confirms that those born to mothers who smoke weigh and measure less. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-babies-mothers-grams-birth.html Pediatrics Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:26:22 EST news257765170 Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-children-body-fat-linked-vitamin.html Health Wed, 23 May 2012 12:28:40 EST news256994908 It is probably safe to say that smokers refuse to give up their vice because they believe their waistlines will only get bigger. And while most researchers have long speculated that a metabolic link exists between butting out cigarettes and gaining weight, no study has been able to substantiate this... until now. A research team in Austria has found a link between insulin secretion and weight gain after smoking cessation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-insulin-body-weight-gain-smokers.html Other Wed, 09 May 2012 08:08:47 EST news255769716 An Australian school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls was not associated with statistically significant differences in body mass index (BMI) and other body composition measures, however the small changes may be related to clinically important health outcomes, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The study is part of the Nutrition and the Health of Children and Adolescents theme issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-girls-significant-difference-body.html Health Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:01 EST news255614495 After years of increases in the rates of childhood obesity, a new UC Davis study shows that the increase slowed from 2003 to 2008 among California school children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-obesity-california-school-children.html Health Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:14:53 EST news249840881 We are getting fatter - no matter which way we look at it, a Deakin University analysis of two popular obesity testing methods has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-fatter.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:03:06 EST news247474952