Myotonic dystrophy type I (MD1) is a common form of muscular dystrophy associated with muscle wasting, weakness, and myotonia. These symptoms are linked to the accumulation of toxic gene transcripts in muscle cells that result ...
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New research by University of Iowa scientists helps explain how a hormone system often targeted to treat cardiovascular disease can also lower metabolism and promote obesity.
Jul 28, 2016
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In the face of stress, our body diverts metabolic resources to its emergency response. It has been thought that the sympathetic nervous system - the body's instinctive system for reacting to stress - directs this activity, ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Exposure to cold temperatures is known to mimic the effects of exercise, protecting against obesity and improving metabolic health. A study published December 3 in Cell now reveals that the beneficial health effects of cold ...
Dec 3, 2015
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A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker's involvement with the group.
Dec 1, 2015
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A nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work.
Nov 24, 2015
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A team at the Laboratoire biologie fonctionnelle et adaptative (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot) investigated the relative role of energy needs and "pleasure" of eating in food intake. The researchers studied a group of neurons ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Earlier this week friend and fellow science-blogger Matt Herod sent me a link to a New York Times article outlining a Coca Cola-funded group called the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN). It's a good article, so head over ...
Aug 11, 2015
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The brain's effect on other parts of the body has been well established. Now, a group that includes two University of Florida Health researchers has found that it's a two-way street: Body fat can send a signal that affects ...
Jul 23, 2015
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While it is well-known that weight gain results from an imbalance between what we eat and our energy expenditure, what is not obvious is the role that the nervous system plays in controlling that energy balance. Now scientists ...
Jun 11, 2015
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