Even an occasional 30-minute exercise session reduces type 2 diabetes risk factors, study finds

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Centro per le Malattie Endocrine e Metaboliche, Italy, have found that a single 30-minute aerobic exercise session si

Updated on: October 31,2024

Even an occasional 30-minute exercise session reduces type 2 diabetes risk factors, study finds

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Centro per le Malattie Endocrine e Metaboliche, Italy, have found that a single 30-minute aerobic exercise session si

Updated on:October 31,2024

Bariatric surgery may cut risk of obesity-related cancers by more than half

by Digestive Disease WeekCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJust 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9%

Updated on: June 12,2024

Bariatric surgery may cut risk of obesity-related cancers by more than half

by Digestive Disease WeekCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainJust 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9%

Updated on:June 12,2024

Anti-aging compound improves muscle glucose metabolism in people

by Washington University School of MedicineSenior investigator Samuel Klein, MD, (left), in the laboratory with Adewole Okunade, PhD. Klein's team found that NMN improved the ability of insul

Updated on: February 05,2024

Anti-aging compound improves muscle glucose metabolism in people

by Washington University School of MedicineSenior investigator Samuel Klein, MD, (left), in the laboratory with Adewole Okunade, PhD. Klein's team found that NMN improved the ability of insul

Updated on:February 05,2024

Hormone profiling could be used to improve survival rates for breast cancer

by RCSI University of Medicine and Health SciencesSurvival analysis of a TMA of primary breast cancer stained immunohistochemically for AR (n = 844). A, Graphical representation of common cut-off poin

Updated on: February 05,2024

Hormone profiling could be used to improve survival rates for breast cancer

by RCSI University of Medicine and Health SciencesSurvival analysis of a TMA of primary breast cancer stained immunohistochemically for AR (n = 844). A, Graphical representation of common cut-off poin

Updated on:February 05,2024

'Tiny but mighty' gene fragments are crucial for maintaining blood glucose levels, shows study

by Center for Genomic RegulationPancreatic islets in mice, specialized tissues that host beta cells. On the left, a healthy pancreatic islet is shown with its typical morphology with alpha cells in th

Updated on: February 19,2024

'Tiny but mighty' gene fragments are crucial for maintaining blood glucose levels, shows study

by Center for Genomic RegulationPancreatic islets in mice, specialized tissues that host beta cells. On the left, a healthy pancreatic islet is shown with its typical morphology with alpha cells in th

Updated on:February 19,2024

Dietary pyruvate targets cytosolic phospholipase A2 to mitigate inflammation and obesity in mice

by Higher Education PressThe mechanism of action of pyruvate by targeting cPLA2 and inhibiting cPLA2-mediated downstream signaling. Credit: Sadaf Hasan, Nabil Ghani, Xiangli Zhao, Julia Good, Amanda H

Updated on: July 25,2024

Dietary pyruvate targets cytosolic phospholipase A2 to mitigate inflammation and obesity in mice

by Higher Education PressThe mechanism of action of pyruvate by targeting cPLA2 and inhibiting cPLA2-mediated downstream signaling. Credit: Sadaf Hasan, Nabil Ghani, Xiangli Zhao, Julia Good, Amanda H

Updated on:July 25,2024

Women with undetected hypothyroidism earn 5% lower wages compared to women with no thyroid dysfunction

by University of AberdeenCredit: AI-generated imageNew research has found the adverse effects of thyroid dysfunction on labor market productivity could be a contributing factor to why women earn

Updated on: February 19,2024

Women with undetected hypothyroidism earn 5% lower wages compared to women with no thyroid dysfunction

by University of AberdeenCredit: AI-generated imageNew research has found the adverse effects of thyroid dysfunction on labor market productivity could be a contributing factor to why women earn

Updated on:February 19,2024

Research discovers disrupted cellular function behind type 2 diabetes in obesity

by University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisrupted function of "cleaning cells" in the body may help to explain why some people with obesity develop type 2 diabetes, while ot

Updated on: March 05,2024

Research discovers disrupted cellular function behind type 2 diabetes in obesity

by University of GothenburgCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisrupted function of "cleaning cells" in the body may help to explain why some people with obesity develop type 2 diabetes, while ot

Updated on:March 05,2024

'Energy crisis' in fat cells behind inflammation associated with obesity

by Karolinska InstitutetFig. 1: Obesity is associated with altered phosphocreatine/creatine metabolism in human WAT. a, Polar metabolites in subcutaneous WAT of obese (n = 13) and non-obese (NO,

Updated on: February 03,2024

'Energy crisis' in fat cells behind inflammation associated with obesity

by Karolinska InstitutetFig. 1: Obesity is associated with altered phosphocreatine/creatine metabolism in human WAT. a, Polar metabolites in subcutaneous WAT of obese (n = 13) and non-obese (NO,

Updated on:February 03,2024

Hunger signals, including those from endogenous cannabinoids, mapped in the brain

by Aran Sullivan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCannabis is well-known for having an effect on eating behaviors. However, how the natural cannabinoid molecules found in th

Updated on: February 05,2024

Hunger signals, including those from endogenous cannabinoids, mapped in the brain

by Aran Sullivan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCannabis is well-known for having an effect on eating behaviors. However, how the natural cannabinoid molecules found in th

Updated on:February 05,2024

Low sodium levels linked to adverse outcomes after total joint replacement

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip arthroplasty are more likely to experience complications and other adver

Updated on: January 31,2024

Low sodium levels linked to adverse outcomes after total joint replacement

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip arthroplasty are more likely to experience complications and other adver

Updated on:January 31,2024

2009 update to WIC cost-effective for reducing childhood obesity

by Elana GotkineThe 2009 update to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was estimated to be cost-effective for preventing childhood obesity, according to a

Updated on: March 13,2024

2009 update to WIC cost-effective for reducing childhood obesity

by Elana GotkineThe 2009 update to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was estimated to be cost-effective for preventing childhood obesity, according to a

Updated on:March 13,2024