Overweight & Obesity
Immune system may play role in obesity
(HealthDay)—Certain immune system cells may play an important role in weight control, an early study suggests.
Dec 22, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers discover a new signaling pathway to combat excess body weight
The number of overweight persons is greatly increasing worldwide - and as a result is the risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, diabetes or Alzheimer's disease. For this reason, many people dream of an efficient method ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Immunology
Immune system molecules may promote weight loss, study finds
The calorie-burning triggered by cold temperatures can be achieved biochemically – without the chill – raising hopes for a weight-loss strategy focused on the immune system rather than the brain, according to a new study ...
Jun 5, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers find protein that regulates the burning of body fat
Muscle movements generate body heat. However, body heat can also be generated in another way: body fat contains a small number of brown adipose cells – special fat cells that can generate heat without muscle activity. They ...
Nov 19, 2013
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Medical research
Balancing act: Mitochondrial protein coordinates a little-known enzyme that controls how fat is stored or burned
(Medical Xpress)—Calories in, calories out. Any dieter is familiar with the two sides of the equation for weight loss, usually reduced to eating less and exercising more. But what controls the body's balance between burning ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Health
Exercise more beneficial on an empty stomach, research shows
Exercising before breakfast is better for you than exercising afterwards according to new research by scientists at the University of Glasgow.
Oct 30, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers identify lynchpin to activating brown fat cells
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified the lynchpin that activates brown fat cells, which burn fat molecules instead of storing them, making them the focus of ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Medical research
Scientists find molecular link to obesity and insulin resistance in mice
Flipping a newly discovered molecular switch in white fat cells enabled mice to eat a high-calorie diet without becoming obese or developing the inflammation that causes insulin resistance, report scientists from Dana-Farber ...
Sep 27, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Apple peel compound boosts calorie burning, reduces obesity in mice
Obesity and its associated problems such as diabetes and fatty liver disease are increasingly common global health concerns. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that a natural substance found in apple peel ...
Jun 20, 2012
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Medical research
Unsaturated fat breakdown leads to complications of acute pancreatitis in obese patients
The toxic byproducts produced by the breakdown of unsaturated fats lead to a higher likelihood of severe inflammation, cell death and multi-system organ failure among acute pancreatitis patients who are obese, say researchers ...
Nov 2, 2011
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