Health
Piling on excess weight might harm your thinking skills, says study
Being overweight or obese has long been linked to poor heart health, but could it also impair your thinking?
Feb 1, 2022
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Medical research
How the body uses fat to fight infection
New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use the body's fat stores to fight infection.
Dec 8, 2021
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Cardiology
Healthy eating linked to better heart structure and function among Latino adults
Latino adults who followed a healthy dietary plan had healthier hearts in terms of structure and function, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021. The ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Diabetes
Healthy metabolism despite obesity: Brown fat could be the key
Not all forms are obesity are the same and brown fat could make all the difference. A study led by Florian Kiefer's research group from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Department of Medicine III at MedUni ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Health
Whole fat or low-fat milk better for kids? It may make no difference to their health: study
A world-first study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found whole fat milk is just as good for kids as low fat.
Oct 12, 2021
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Medications
A cousin of Viagra reduces obesity by stimulating cells to burn fat, study shows
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function—without ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Overweight & Obesity
Pediatric patients have good 10-year results from gastric sleeve weight loss procedure
Results from a 10-year study of children and adolescents who underwent a common weight loss operation to treat severe obesity show they safely have long-lasting major weight loss and improvement of their obesity-related medical ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Cardiology
Fat matters more than muscle for heart health
New research has found that changes in body fat impact early markers of heart health more than changes in body muscle, suggesting there are greater benefits to be expected from losing fat than from gaining muscle.
Sep 13, 2021
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Cardiology
How a simple tape measure may help predict diabetes in Black adults
Measuring waist circumference may be an essential way to help predict who will develop diabetes among Black people with normal blood sugar levels, according to a new study. The problem is, researchers say, waist size often ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Medical research
Using mice to explore the prevention of blocked arteries
It's long been known that a high-fat diet can lead to clogged arteries, but we have only recently begun to learn in detail how the process works. A new study in experimental mice could go a long way to finding treatments ...
Jul 9, 2021
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