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Study shows how gene action may lead to diabetes prevention, cure
Dec 11, 2009 |
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A gene commonly studied by cancer researchers has been linked to the metabolic inflammation that leads to diabetes.
Mangosteen juice could protect health in the obese
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Mangosteen juice has anti-inflammatory properties which could prove to be valuable in preventing the development of heart disease and diabetes in obese patients. A study, published in BioMed Central's open access Nutrition Jo ...
Higher levels of obesity-related hormone found in patients with psoriasis
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Patients with the skin disease psoriasis appear more likely to have higher levels of leptin (a hormone produced by fat cells that may contribute to obesity and other metabolic abnormalities) than persons without psoriasis, ...
Too many calories send the brain off kilter
Oct 02, 2008 |
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An overload of calories throws critical portions of the brain out of whack, reveals a study in the October 3rd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. That response in the brain's hypothalamus—the "headquarters" for ma ...
Lap band weight loss surgery reduces teens' risk factors for heart disease, diabetes
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found.
New safety concern related to antipsychotic treatment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Overall, antipsychotic medications are reasonably effective, and fairly well tolerated treatments for mood and psychotic disorders. However, treatment with a number of antipsychotic medications is associated with weight ...
Research team discovers brain pathway responsible for obesity
Oct 02, 2008 |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, for the first time, have found a messaging system in the brain that directly affects food intake and body weight.
Breakthrough in treatment of sleeping sickness
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Glasgow have made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of Sleeping Sickness, otherwise known as Human African Trypanosomasis.
Study finds molecular link between insulin resistance and inflammation
Aug 26, 2009 |
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An exploration of the molecular links between insulin resistance and inflammation may have revealed a novel target for diabetes treatment, say scientists at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ...
Metabolic factors may play a role in risk for breast cancer
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the ...
From fat to chronic inflammation
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Researchers may have found a key ingredient in the recipe that leads from obesity to chronic low-grade inflammation, according to a report in the September issue of Cell Metabolism.
Mediterranean diet plus nuts may be helpful in managing metabolic syndrome
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A traditional Mediterranean diet with an additional daily serving of mixed nuts appears to be useful for managing some metabolic abnormalities in older adults at high risk for heart disease, according to a report in the December ...
Love handles put the squeeze on lungs
Mar 06, 2009 |
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There's more bad news for people who carry excess weight around their waists: Not only is abdominal obesity associated with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and a host of other health problems collectively known ...
Even modest exercise can reduce negative effects of belly fat
Apr 23, 2009 |
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A new University of Illinois study suggests that moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fat—belly fat, if you will—that has been linked with metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors ...
MSU professor studies links between gastric bypass, immune system
Jul 30, 2009 |
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While the massive weight loss associated with gastric bypass surgery is beneficial, some patients may face malnutrition, poor wound healing and infection as their immune systems adjust to the extreme decrease ...
