Treating ovariectomized mice with a combination of conjugated estrogens and the drug bazedoxifene triggers the expression of genes that improve metabolism and prevent weight gain – without stimulating the uterus and increasing ...
Dec 22, 2017
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There was no weight gain, despite a higher energy intake, and insulin sensitivity was increased. These are the results from experiments on mice that had elevated levels of the protein BMP4 following gene therapy in a study ...
Aug 24, 2017
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Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States, as an estimated 35 percent of Americans are obese and have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. For the 2.2 million Americans with schizophrenia and the 5.7 ...
Aug 23, 2017
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Want to ward off the dreaded "Freshman 15?" Try putting a scale in your dorm room.
Aug 17, 2017
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A small molecule could provide valuable help in combating the global epidemic of obesity. When it was fed to obese mice, the animals' metabolism sped up and their excess weight was shed. It is doing so by recruiting the help ...
Dec 6, 2016
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A team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the Oregon National Primate Research Center, and the University of Colorado may have discovered the answer to why a lucky few primates are resistant to obesity. In a ...
Nov 4, 2016
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It is no secret that losing weight is difficult. Each year brings a new popular diet, "guaranteed" to succeed, yet the explosion of obesity in the United States continues.
Oct 12, 2016
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Women may face a double whammy when it comes to weight gain, a new Yale-led study has found.
Jun 17, 2016
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Control over obesity and diabetes may be one step closer thanks to a Hiroshima University study in fat tissue.
Feb 25, 2016
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A research team led by UC San Francisco scientists has identified a molecular switch capable of converting unhealthy white fat into healthy, energy-burning brown fat in mice. Drugs that flip this switch rapidly reduced obesity ...
Oct 29, 2015
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