Health
Menopause 'not the cause of midlife weight gain' in women
Fat-mass continues to increase in middle-age women but menopause isn't to blame, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU).
May 15, 2019
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Health
Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies
New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less compared to adults who don't.
Apr 19, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
White women with PCOS more likely to have anxiety than black women with condition
White women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have significantly higher anxiety symptoms compared to black women with the condition, a new study suggests. These symptoms may be related to obesity, according to the research ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Health
Improving access to weight loss clubs for people with learning difficulties
A new study led by the University of Sheffield, and in partnership with weight-loss organisation Slimming World, has found there are a number of barriers preventing people with learning disabilities attending weight loss ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
New knowledge of pubertal growth
In monitoring and prediction of children's growth, the spurt in puberty is often considered too variable to be predictable. However, new findings and methods enable a better picture of how children and adolescents grow, especially ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Surgery
Race plays role in regaining weight after gastric bypass surgery
African Americans and Hispanic Americans who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at greater risk to regain weight as compared to Caucasians. To date, no study has addressed the effect of race on weight regain ...
Nov 15, 2018
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Health
Latest disease estimates, combined with health worker shortfall, show that global progress in health is not inevitable
Latest global estimates for the state of the world's health from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) estimate that:
Nov 9, 2018
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Health
Baby 'boom' and 'bust': Nations' rates of childbirth vary significantly
Ninety-one nations are not producing enough children to maintain their current populations, while the opposite is true in 104 countries where high birth rates are driving population increases, according to a new scientific ...
Nov 9, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Nature or nurture: How do we end child obesity?
A smartphone app that challenges children to engage in healthy behaviour, and genetic studies that investigate risk factors for obesity, are taking a nature and nurture approach to tackling one of the biggest epidemics of ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Study suggests childhood obesity linked to poor school performance and coping skills
A new study suggests that childhood obesity, now at epidemic levels in the United States, may affect school performance and coping skills for challenging situations. The study abstract, "Childhood Flourishing is Negatively ...
Nov 2, 2018
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