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Unsaturated fat breakdown leads to complications of acute pancreatitis in obese patients

The toxic byproducts produced by the breakdown of unsaturated fats lead to a higher likelihood of severe inflammation, cell death and multi-system organ failure among acute pancreatitis patients who are obese, say researchers ...

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Researchers shed light on fat burning

Researchers at Georgia State University have found that fat cells give feedback to the brain in order to regulate fat burning much the same way a thermostat regulates temperature inside a house.

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Study: Rapid bone loss as possible side effect of anti-obesity drug now in clinical trials

An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Heart hormone helps shape fat metabolism

It's well known that exercising reduces body weight because it draws on fat stores that muscle can burn as fuel. But a new study at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) suggests that ...

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brown fat burns calories in adult humans

Brown adipose tissue (often known as brown fat) is a specialized tissue that burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans, neither of which shiver.

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexico enacts rules against 'miracle cure' ads

(AP) -- Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of "miracle cures" for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian airlines reject 'fat tax'

Calls for overweight passengers to pay a surcharge to fly with Australian airlines fell flat Thursday with the major carriers all rejecting the idea.

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists isolate protein linking exercise to health benefits

A team led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise. They say the protein, which serves as a chemical messenger, ...

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy living beyond the New Year's resolution

Some of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight, eat healthier and work out more. Greg Cloutier from Northeastern’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences shares his exercise physiology ...

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New evidence that bacteria in large intestine have a role in obesity

Bacteria living in people's large intestine may slow down the activity of the "good" kind of fat tissue, a special fat that quickly burns calories and may help prevent obesity, scientists are reporting in ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Antibody injection promising for diabetes and obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Genetech Inc. in South San Francisco, California, led by molecular biologist Junichiro Sonoda, have discovered that a single injection of antibodies into obese diabetic mice provided a marked ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Copepods eat their own weight belts

Scientists have solved the mystery of how tiny marine crustaceans called copepods regulate the rhythms of their life-cycle.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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