How fasting diets could harm future generations Fasting diets could impact the health of future generations according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). May 11, 2021 0 200
COVID-19 restrictions supported participants in weight loss program, but had negative impact on mood and behaviors New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO2021, online, 10-13 May) concludes that the first lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic was an important driver in the motivation to lose weight in participants ... May 11, 2021 0 3
Virtual weight-loss support during lockdown leads to clinically meaningful weight loss An analysis of data from almost 2,000 UK adults who participated in a virtual weight-management support group during lockdown found that 1 in 4 (27%) lost a clinically meaningful amount of weight (5% or more of their body ... May 11, 2021 0 2
Study shows BMI cut offs for obesity and diabetes risk do not work for non-white populations New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) and published simultaneously in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology shows that body mass index (BMI) cut-offs currently used by the World Health Organization ... May 11, 2021 0 8
Consumption of free sugars by secondary school children in the UK lower during snacking periods than at main mealtimes New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) reveals that consumption of free sugars (FS) is greater outside of school hours than consumption inside school hours, and that snacking ... May 11, 2021 0 5
Study shows how some severely obese children were negatively affected by the COVID-19 lockdown New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) shows that for some children with severe obesity, the COVID-19 lockdown had a negative impact on physical activity and eating habits, ... May 11, 2021 0 5
Gene editing expands to new types of immune cells In the decade since the advent of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, researchers have used the technology to delete or change genes in a growing number of cell types. Now, researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) ... May 11, 2021 0 55
Beyond vaccines, UNESCO seeks share more global science While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious plan: a new global system for sharing scientific knowledge that would outlast the ... May 11, 2021 0 3
Phenomenon explains why patients who survive sepsis die sooner after hospital discharge An article published in Frontiers in Immunology suggests that sepsis can cause alterations in the functioning of defense cells that persist even after the patient is discharged from hospital. This cellular reprogramming ... May 11, 2021 0 37
Focus on outliers creates flawed snap judgments You enter a room and quickly scan the crowd to gain a sense of who's there—how many men versus women. How reliable is your estimate? May 11, 2021 0 5
