Health
Long term high-fat diet expands waistline and shrinks brain
New research shows that fatty foods may not only be adding to your waistline but also playing havoc with your brain.
Jul 8, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Peptide with anti-obesity action successfully tested in animal trial
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil shows that the synthetic molecule Pep19 acts on the endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, such as appetite, fat ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Diabetes
New discoveries about enzyme's metabolic role may lead to better diabetes treatments
A treatment for conditions that underlie the development of type 2 diabetes could evolve from new basic research discoveries at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
Jun 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Porous cells lead to poorer livers
Need another reason to think twice before ordering that extra helping of fries? It could lead to a higher risk of developing liver cancer. Cases of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)—a type of fatty liver disease that ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Medical research
Targeting a specific protein in smooth muscle cells may dramatically reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation
A new study shows targeting a protein in smooth muscle cells can block and decrease buildup of atherosclerotic plaque in mouse models, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.
Jun 16, 2022
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Medical research
The benefits of exercise in a pill? Science is closer to that goal
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report today in the journal Nature that they have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
High fat diets and unregulated athletic exercise endurance enhancers linked to risk of pancreatic cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have found a cell nuclear receptor activated by high fat diets and synthetic substances in unregulated athletic performance enhancers fuels the progression of ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Healthy fat? Transcription factor C/EBPβ positively influences fat storage
The chronic nutritional and metabolic disease of obesity is characterized by an excessive increase in body fat and its accumulation in tissues. Those who suffer from obesity also have an increased risk of concomitant or secondary ...
May 20, 2022
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Cardiology
High-fat diet induces high blood pressure in rat kidneys
A high-fat diet after 16 weeks induced hypertension in rats, according to researchers from Henry Ford Health and Wayne State University in Detroit. High blood pressure can lead to narrowing of the blood vessels throughout ...
May 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
High-fat diet linked to nitric oxide levels, cancer development
It has long been hypothesized that dietary habits can precede and even exacerbate the development of cancer.
May 17, 2022
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