Health
Chocolate a sweet remedy for many ills?
(HealthDay) -- International researchers have uncovered even more healthy properties of flavanols -- the antioxidants found in cocoa beans.
Mar 29, 2012
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Medical research
Blocking natural, marijuana-like chemical in the brain boosts fat burning
Stop exercising, eat as much as you want ... and still lose weight? It sounds impossible, but UC Irvine and Italian researchers have found that by blocking a natural, marijuana-like chemical regulating energy metabolism, ...
Mar 6, 2012
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Medical research
Is obesity a ciliopathy, triggered by malfunctioning primary cilia?
Is obesity a ciliopathy, a disorder such as polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which is triggered by a defect in the microscopic hair-like cilia that protrude from virtually every cell of humans and other vertebrates?
Dec 6, 2011
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Genetics
Super athletic mice are fit because their muscles burn more sugar
Muscle performance and fitness are partly determined by how well your muscle cells use sugar as a fuel source. In turn, exercising improves the muscle's ability to take up sugars from the bloodstream and burn them for energy. ...
Nov 30, 2011
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Medical research
Enzyme boosts metabolism, prevents weight gain in mice
In a new study, scientists report that they substantially curbed weight gain, improved metabolism, and improved the efficacy of insulin in mice by engineering them to express a specific human enzyme in their fat tissue. Although ...
Nov 14, 2011
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Medical research
Study shows estrogen works in the brain to keep weight in check
A recent UT Southwestern Medical Center study found that estrogen regulates energy expenditure, appetite and body weight, while insufficient estrogen receptors in specific parts of the brain may lead to obesity.
Oct 20, 2011
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Health
Green tea helps mice keep off extra pounds
Green tea may slow down weight gain and serve as another tool in the fight against obesity, according to Penn State food scientists.
Oct 4, 2011
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Medical research
Diabetes and cancer: A shared biological basis
Contrary to what you might think, cancer and diabetes appear to have some biology in common. According to a report in the September 30th issue of the Cell Press journal, Cell, a pathway that initially drew attention for its ...
Sep 29, 2011
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Exercise eases arthritis in obese mice even without weight loss
Adding another incentive to exercise, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that physical activity improves arthritis symptoms even among obese mice that continue to chow down on a high-fat diet.
Sep 27, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers identify pathways leading to activation of good fat
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have identified for the first time two molecular pathways that are critical to activating a type of "good" fat found in the body, a discovery that could play an important role in ...
Sep 21, 2011
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