Dentistry
Dental biorhythm is associated with adolescent weight gain
Research led by the University of Kent has discovered evidence of a biorhythm in human primary teeth that is associated with weight gain during adolescence.
Aug 22, 2022
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Weight Gain
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lupus pill shows promise in mice; clinical trial underway
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks organs and can be fatal. There's no cure, so current treatments aim to limit damage and ameliorate symptoms. Some of these therapies have to be injected, some have serious side ...
Aug 21, 2022
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Medical research
Circadian clocks play a key role in fat cell growth
Disruption of the circadian clocks that keep the body and its cells entrained to the 24-hour day-night cycle plays a critical role in weight gain, according to a pair of studies by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Aug 8, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Large-scale study of disordered eating in children explores role of weight, sex and puberty
Eating disorders, which affect more than 28 million people nationwide, exact a high toll. In addition to the individual suffering they cause, eating disorders cost the U.S. nearly $65 billion each year.
Aug 1, 2022
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Pediatrics
Gut bacterium supports growth in infants with severe acute malnutrition
About 18 million children under age five suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and more than 3 million children die from it each year. Treatment with high-calorie supplemental foods and antibiotics can prevent deaths, but ...
Apr 15, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Laser light, a dye and a nonsurgical implant could help overcome obesity
When dieting and exercise aren't enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But people who don't want surgery have other options, including insertion of an appetite-suppressing balloon or other implant ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify neuronal mechanisms that control food cravings during pregnancy
Many people have felt the sudden and uncontrollable urge to eat a certain food. These urges—known as cravings—are very common, mostly during pregnancy. At this stage, the mother's body undergoes a series of physiological ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Medical research
A non-hormonal pill could soon expand men's birth control options
Women have many choices for birth control, ranging from pills to patches to intrauterine devices, and partly as a result, they bear most of the burden of preventing pregnancy. But men's birth control options—and, therefore, ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
'Energy crisis' in fat cells behind inflammation associated with obesity
In a new study published in Nature Metabolism, KI researchers show how disturbances in the energy metabolism in human fat cells, can lead to the development of inflammation and insulin resistance.
Feb 15, 2022
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Health
Getting more sleep reduces caloric intake, a game changer for weight loss programs
Understanding the underlying causes of obesity and how to prevent it is the best way to fight the obesity epidemic, according to Esra Tasali, MD, Director of the UChicago Sleep Center at the University of Chicago Medicine. ...
Feb 7, 2022
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