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 weight
Medications
First-in-class treatment delivers major advance for incurable kidney disease
The latest findings from the PROTECT phase III trial show sparsentan—a novel treatment for IgA nephropathy—significantly reduces proteinuria, or abnormal protein levels in the urine, compared to standard treatment irbesartan.
Apr 3, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
How high altitude changes your body's metabolism
Compared to those of us who live at sea level, the 2 million people worldwide who live above 4,500 meters (or 14,764 feet) of elevation—about the height of Mount Rainier, Mount Whitney, and many Colorado and Alaska peaks—have ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alternate-day fasting could be a good option for patients with fatty liver disease
Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Diabetes
Identification of a previously unknown function of adipose tissue in insulin secretion
Scientists at the University of Augsburg and Helmholtz Munich have made an important breakthrough in better understanding early processes in the development of type 2 diabetes by identifying a previously unknown transmission ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Following healthy lifestyle may reduce risk of long COVID
Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about half the risk of long COVID ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Health
Getting under your skin for better health with interstitial fluid testing
The next frontier of continuous health monitoring could be skin deep.
Jan 20, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Biomarkers predict weight loss, suggest personalized diets
A new analysis of data from a year-long weight-loss study has identified behaviors and biomarkers that contribute to short- and long-term weight loss.
Jan 12, 2023
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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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Overweight & Obesity
Protein Grb10 offers a potential new approach for treating obesity
For many people, keeping a healthy body weight can be a challenge. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among adults 20 years old and over, the prevalence of obesity is 42% in the U.S. Obesity-related ...
Jan 3, 2023
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