Medical research
Cinnamon turns up the heat on fat cells
New research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has determined how a common holiday spice—cinnamon—might be enlisted in the fight against obesity.
Nov 21, 2017
2
4481
News tagged with lipid metabolism
Immunology
Our intestinal microbiome influences metabolism—through the immune system
Research tells us that the commensal or "good" bacteria that inhabit our intestines help to regulate our metabolism. A new study in fruit flies, published June 21 in Cell Metabolism, shows one surprising way they do this.
Jun 21, 2018
0
1788
Health
Lipoic acid supplements help some obese but otherwise healthy people lose weight
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University ...
Aug 12, 2020
0
194
Medical research
Our muscles measure the time of day
Biological clocks throughout the body trigger the release of the hormone melatonin during sleep, induce the secretion of digestive enzymes at lunchtime or keep us awake at the busiest moments of the day. A "master clock" ...
Oct 02, 2017
0
905
Overweight & Obesity
Study finds link between carbohydrate consumption and adropin
In research featured in the August edition of Obesity, Saint Louis University investigator Andrew Butler, Ph.D., and his team report that levels of the peptide hormone adropin vary based on carbohydrate consumption and appear ...
Jul 27, 2016
0
53
Diabetes
How poor oral hygiene may result in metabolic syndrome
Periodontal or gum disease is known to be a significant risk factor of metabolic syndrome, a group of conditions increasing the risk for heart disease and diabetes. In a new study, researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental ...
Dec 08, 2020
0
1127
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Hospitalization significantly higher for those overweight
People who are overweight, even if only modestly, are at greater risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Aug 14, 2020
0
286
Oncology & Cancer
Lipid metabolism is potential 'Achilles' heel' for cancer stem cells
Researchers have discovered a metabolic signature critical for the functioning of "cancer stem cells" that initiate tumor formation. The team also showed how to interfere with this metabolic mechanism in ovarian cancer, inhibiting ...
Jan 03, 2017
0
294
Oncology & Cancer
Link found between types of lipid metabolism and species lifespan
An international team of researchers has found a link between types of lipid metabolism in different species and differing lifespans. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the team describes their study ...
Diabetes
Researchers investigate hormonal links between diet and obesity
Obesity is a growing public health crisis, bringing with it many serious risk factors, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. As the number of people who are either overweight or obese now outnumbers those ...
May 24, 2019
0
127
