Medical research
Study identifies liver-generated hormone that regulates 'sweet tooth'
We all love our sugar, especially during the holidays. Cookies, cake, and candy are simply irresistible.
Dec 24, 2015
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Cell Metabolism
Health
Diet trumps drugs for anti aging and good metabolic health
A study comparing the impact of diet versus drugs on the inner workings of cells has found nutrition has a much stronger impact.
Nov 15, 2021
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Medical research
eTRF improves blood sugar control and blood pressure, pilot study says
A new pilot study conducted by UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences Assistant Professor Courtney Peterson, Ph.D., shows that eating early in the daytime and fasting for the rest of the day improves blood sugar control, blood ...
May 11, 2018
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Medical research
New light shed on relationship between calorie-burning fat and muscle function
Abundant in human babies and small mammals, brown adipose tissue (BAT), or brown fat, was only recently discovered in human adults, and its role remains unclear. Known to play an integral part in generating body heat and ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Medical research
Major finding identifies nitrogen as key driver for gut health
Scientists are one step closer to understanding the link between different diet strategies and gut health, with new research presenting the first general principles for how diet impacts the microbiota.
Nov 23, 2016
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Medical research
Timing of stress-hormone pulses controls weight gain, study finds
New research provides the first molecular understanding of why people gain weight due to chronic stress, disrupted circadian rhythms and treatment with glucocorticoid drugs: It's all in the timing of the dips and rises of ...
Apr 3, 2018
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
How aerobic exercise and resistance training preserves muscle mass in obese older adults
As obesity increases in aging Western populations, frailty—which is exacerbated by obesity—is becoming a greater health concern and a major healthcare cost. Now, researchers report July 3 in the journal Cell Metabolism ...
Jul 3, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
The metabolome: A way to measure obesity and health beyond BMI
The link between obesity and health problems may seem apparent. People who are obese are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, liver disease, cancer, and heart disease. But increasingly, researchers are learning that the connection ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Medical research
Natural compound reduces signs of aging in healthy mice
Much of human health hinges on how well the body manufactures and uses energy. For reasons that remain unclear, cells' ability to produce energy declines with age, prompting scientists to suspect that the steady loss of efficiency ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Medical research
Decades after the discovery of anti-obesity hormone, scant evidence that leptin keeps lean people lean, scientists say
Discovered more than two decades ago, the hormone leptin has been widely hailed as the key regulator of leanness. Yet, the pivotal experiments that probe the function of this protein and unravel the precise mechanism of its ...
Jun 23, 2017
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