Genetics
Dozens of brain proteins may play a critical role in body weight regulation
Genetic factors could contribute to up to 50%–75% of the variance in body mass index, or BMI, in the population.
Apr 4, 2023
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News tagged with body mass index
Overweight & Obesity
New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids
Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.
Jan 9, 2023
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Genetics
Twin study links exercise to beneficial epigenetic changes
Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave, a new study of twins indicates.
Dec 6, 2022
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Medications
Obesity drug helps teens lose weight, study finds
A drug called semaglutide, which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps adolescents shed pounds and have healthier hearts, according to a new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Medical research
Pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed up to three years earlier—new study
Every year, more than 10,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, for most of those people, the disease is diagnosed too late to be cured. Less than 10% of people live five years following ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Medical research
Eating late increases hunger, decreases calories burned, and changes fat tissue
Obesity afflicts approximately 42 percent of the U.S. adult population and contributes to the onset of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and other conditions. While popular healthy diet mantras advise against ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists propose that obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study finds that SARS-CoV-2 infects fat tissue and creates inflammatory storm cloud
Is SARS-CoV-2 hiding in your fat cells?
Sep 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Twice-daily nasal irrigation reduces COVID-related illness, death
Starting twice daily flushing of the mucus-lined nasal cavity with a mild saline solution soon after testing positive for COVID-19 can significantly reduce hospitalization and death, investigators report.
Sep 13, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Scientists redefine obesity with discovery of two major subtypes
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that may have lifelong consequences for health, disease and response to medication.
Sep 12, 2022
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