News tagged with metabolic differences
Neurons show sex-dependent changes during starvation
Jan 16, 2009 |
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When it comes to keeping brains alive, it seems nature has deemed that females are more valuable then males. As reported in this weeks' JBC, researchers found that nutrient deprivation of neurons produced sex-de ...
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Fat transplantation can have metabolic benefits
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May 06, 2008 |
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When transplanted deep into the abdomen, fat taken from just under the skin comes with metabolic benefits, or at least it does in mice, reveals a new study in the May issue of Cell Metabolism.
Metabolic syndrome linked to liver disease in obese teenaged boys
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Researchers studying a large sample of adolescent American boys have found an association between metabolic syndrome, which is a complication of obesity, and elevated liver enzymes that mark potentially serious liver disease.
Genetic causes identified for disturbances in lipid metabolism
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Some of these common human gene variants are already known to be risk factors for diabetes mellitus. The pathomechanisms of diabetes have intrigued physicians and been the subject of much debate for many decades. These new ...
Is metabolic character different between men and women with gallstone disease?
Apr 20, 2009 |
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There are a cluster of metabolic syndrome, that include obesity, high level of fasting plasma glucose, hypertriglyceridemia and hypertension, which is closely associated with the increased morbidity and mortality caused by ...
Human brains pay a price for being big
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Aug 05, 2008 |
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Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Breastfeeding protects women from metabolic syndrome, a diabetes and heart disease predictor
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Breastfeeding a child may lower a woman’s risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes in women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that was published today online ahead of print ...
Study identifies genetic variants giving rise to differences in metabolism
Nov 28, 2008 |
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Common genetic polymorphisms induce major differentiations in the metabolic make-up of the human population, according to a paper published November 28 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. An international team of res ...
Dog study sheds new light on why dietary restriction can lead to a longer life
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Changes caused to bugs in the gut by restricting calorie intake may partly explain why dietary restriction can extend lifespan, according to new analysis from a life-long project looking at the effects of ...
Obese teenagers face higher metabolic syndrome risk in South America than Europe
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Obese teenagers are much more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome - which can lead to heart disease – if they live in Brazil than Italy, according to a study in the October issue of IJCP, the International Journal o ...
Study finds that people are programmed to love chocolate
Oct 12, 2007 |
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For the first time, scientists have linked the all-too-human preference for a food — chocolate — to a specific, chemical signature that may be programmed into the metabolic system and is detectable by laboratory tests. The ...
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