News tagged with obesity genes
Mice can eat 'junk' and not get fat
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A study in the September 4th issue of the journal Cell identifies a gene that springs into action in response to a high fat diet. Mice that lack the gene become essentially immune to growing obese, regardless of their eating ...
Obesity gene associated with susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Researchers have shown that a gene implicated in the development of obesity is also associated with susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Obesity starts in the head? 6 newly discovered genes for obesity have a neural effect
Jan 08, 2009 |
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The international GIANT (Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Parameters) consortium works on the discovery of obesity genes. So far, the scientists have analyzed two million DNA variations in 15 genome-wide association ...
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Six new genes suggest obesity is in your head, not your gut
Dec 14, 2008 |
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Is obesity all in your head? New research suggests that genes that predispose people to obesity act in the brain and that perhaps some people are simply hardwired to overeat.
The epigenetics of increasing weight through the generations
Jul 15, 2008 |
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Overweight mothers give birth to offspring who become even heavier, resulting in amplification of obesity across generations, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston who found that chemical changes in the ways ...
New gene discovery links obesity to the brain
Jun 26, 2009 |
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A variation in a gene that is active in the central nervous system is associated with increased risk for obesity, according to an international study in which Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University played ...
Food habits are more important than the most important obesity risk gene
Sep 11, 2009 |
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The risk of becoming obese is 2.5 times higher for those who have double copies of the best known risk gene for overweight and obesity. However, this is only true if the fat consumption is high. A low fat diet neutralizes ...
Common mutations linked to common obesity in Europeans
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered two common genetic mutations in people of European ancestry, which affect the production of several hormones controlling our appetite. The mutations have a significant effect on ...
Body weight influenced by thousands of genes -- Obesity quick fix unlikely
Jan 14, 2008 |
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Reporting in the online journal BMC Genetics, researchers from the Monell Center have for the first time attempted to count the number of genes that contribute to obesity and body weight.
Making metabolism more inefficient can reduce obesity
Oct 03, 2008 |
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In a discovery that counters prevailing thought, a study in mice has found that inactivating a pair of key genes involved in "fat-burning" can actually increase energy expenditure and help lower diet-induced obesity. These ...
Obesity chokes up the cellular power plant
Mar 12, 2008 |
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The machinery responsible for energy production in fat cells is working poorly as a result of obesity. Finnish research done at the University of Helsinki and the National Public Health Institute shows that this may aggravate ...
Obesity may be wired in the brain, rat study suggests
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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A predisposition for obesity might be wired into the brain from the start, suggests a new study of rats in the February issue of Cell Metabolism.
Study finds genes that influence the start of menstruation
May 30, 2009 |
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Two scientists at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife are part of an international team of investigators that has identified genes that influence the start of menstruation, a milestone of female reproductive ...
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