News tagged with obese rats
Inflammation may link obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes
A number of different immunological mechanisms ensure the successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Imbalance in these mechanisms is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In a review published in Advances in ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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New study highlights perils of snack-filled diet
A high-fat diet can be bad for your health. However, a snack-based "cafeteria"-style diet of highly palatable, energy-dense foods is even worse, according to new research.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Exercise can reverse negative effects of maternal obesity
(Medical Xpress) -- Exercise is the key to overcoming the adverse metabolic effects passed on to offspring by their overweight mothers, with research showing for the first time these effects can be almost completely reversed ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Ultrasound male contraceptive, overlooked for decades, confirmed to work
Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Receptor for tasting fat identified in humans (w/ Audio)
Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds.
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Evidence found for brain injury in diet-induced obesity
(Medical Xpress) -- The first evidence, reported today, of structural changes in the brains of rodents and humans with diet-induced obesity may help explain one of the most vexing problems of body weight control.
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Comfort food may be 'self-medication' for stress, dialing down stress response
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study indicates that many humans might be “self-medicating” when faced with chronic stress, by eating more comfort foods containing sugar and fat. In the long term, the hab ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Acquired traits can be inherited via small RNAs
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found the first direct evidence that an acquired trait can be inherited without any DNA involvement. The findings suggest that Lamarck, whose theory of evolution ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures - caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine - in the hope that their baby will be born healthy. But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Research proposes common link between autism, diabetes
A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades.
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Do white LEDs disrupt our biological clocks?
You come into contact every day with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) -- they illuminate alarm clocks, new televisions, traffic lights, and smartphone displays. Increasingly, you will see white-light versions ...
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Abnormal activation of a protein may explain deadly link between high salt intake and obesity
Dietary salt intake and obesity are two important risk factors in the development of high blood pressure. Each packs its own punch, but when combined, they deliver more damage to the heart and kidneys than the sum of their ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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