Overweight & Obesity
Researchers ID mechanism that may drive obesity epidemic
A molecular "trick" that kept our ancient ancestors from starving may now be contributing to the obesity epidemic, a new study finds.
Jul 16, 2019
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News tagged with fat gain
Cardiology
Scientists design protein blockers to fight obesity and heart disease
Almost four in 10 adult Americans are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What's more alarming is that in the past two decades alone, in states such as Texas, the share of obesity among ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Medical research
The heart 'talks' to fat cells, scientists discover
Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular network, the heart can generate messages that travel long distances through the body. Those messages ultimately reach fat cells, new research by scientists ...
May 9, 2019
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Medical research
Comfort food leads to more weight gain during stress
It's no secret that overindulging on high-calorie foods can be detrimental to health, but it turns out that under stress, watching what you eat may be even more important.A team led by Professor Herbert Herzog, Head of the ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Immunology
Intestinal helminths boost fat burning: Japanese investigators show how
Intestinal infection with helminths—a class of worm-like parasites—prevented weight gain in laboratory mice on a high-fat diet. The helminths did so by boosting populations of bacteria that produce compounds that trigger ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Health
Stress protein could be used to prevent childhood obesity in males
New research published in The Journal of Physiology identifies a novel protein that reduces the likelihood of obesity and related metabolic disorders in boys.
Oct 31, 2018
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Immunology
Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat.
Sep 12, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
How to beat the 'freshman five' weight gain
There is a widespread belief that a young adult's college years are accompanied by weight gain —the so called "freshman five."
Aug 24, 2018
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Diabetes
Natural sugar defends against metabolic syndrome, in mice
New research, in mice, indicates that a natural sugar called trehalose blocks glucose from the liver and activates a gene that boosts insulin sensitivity, reducing the chance of developing diabetes. Activating the gene also ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Medical research
Receptor protein in the brain controls the body's fat 'rheostat'
Scientists at the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University have identified the function of a protein that has been confounding metabolism researchers for more than two decades. And it may have implications both for ...
Aug 22, 2018
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