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Obesity promotes prostate cancer by altering gene regulation

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men and early treatment is usually very successful. However, like other cancers, obesity increases the risk of aggressive prostate disease. New research, published in BioMed ...

Cancer created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In obesity, a micro-RNA causes metabolic problems

Scientists have identified a key molecular player in a chain of events in the body that can lead to fatty liver disease, Type II diabetes and other metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity. By blocking ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obese adults with excess abdominal fat, insulin resistance may have higher risk of type 2 diabetes

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 ...

Diabetes created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Review: inflammation's role in obesity-colorectal cancer link

(HealthDay)—A new review summarizes the ways in which inflammation and altered metabolism are associated with colorectal cancer in obese individuals; the review was published online Sept. 3 in Obesity Re ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds that natural killer T-cells in fat tissue guard against obesity

Invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT) are a unique subset of immune cells that are known to influence inflammatory responses. Now, a scientific team led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has ...

Immunology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Gut bacteria increase fat absorption

You may think you have dinner all to yourself, but you're actually sharing it with a vast community of microbes waiting within your digestive tract. A new study from a team including Carnegie's Steve Farber ...

Medical research created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Carefully scheduled high-fat diet resets metabolism and prevents obesity

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows that a carefully scheduled high-fat diet can lead to a reduction in body weight and a unique metabolism in which ingested fats ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Latinos more vulnerable to fatty pancreas, Type 2 diabetes, study shows

Latinos are more likely to store fat in the pancreas and are less able to compensate by excreting additional insulin, a Cedars-Sinai study shows.

Diabetes created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High-fat diet may cause change in hypothalamus

(Medical Xpress)—A high fat diet may damage the part of the brain that controls appetite and energy expenditure which in turn dictates our weight.

Medical research created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers iron out the link between serum ferritin and diabetes

Iron overload increases the risk for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes; however, the exact mechanisms that link the two are unknown.

Medical research created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New classification of fat grafting techniques proposed

(HealthDay)—As the use of fat grafting in plastic surgery continues to evolve, a new way of classifying fat grafting techniques has been proposed that aims to match the technique to the specific clinical ...

Surgery created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find protein induces non-shivering muscle heat generation

(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working in Ohio has found evidence that suggests that the protein sarcolipin, normally a calcium regulator pump, also serves as a means of causing muscles to generate body heat independent ...

Medical research created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Short, intense bursts of exercise could be better for our health than longer intervals

Spending 2 minutes 30 seconds exercising at a high level of intensity, could be better at protecting the body against risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) than longer sessions of less ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Study in mice discovers injection of heat-generating cells reduces belly fat

The injection of a tiny capsule containing heat-generating cells into the abdomens of mice led those animals to burn abdominal fat and initially lose about 20 percent of belly fat after 80 days of treatment.

Medical research created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pack school lunches that are healthy and fun

(HealthDay)—Packing nutritious and fun school lunches can help children achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Health created Sep 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1