Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for mot

Updated on: January 17,2024 14

Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for mot

Updated on:January 17,2024 14

Obesity, high blood pressure and lipid imbalance trigger progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Credit:Diabetes Care(2023). DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0871Three major cardiovascular risk factors—obesity, hypertension, a

Updated on: January 20,2024 14

Obesity, high blood pressure and lipid imbalance trigger progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Credit:Diabetes Care(2023). DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0871Three major cardiovascular risk factors—obesity, hypertension, a

Updated on:January 20,2024 14

New link found between diabetes and steatotic liver disease

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCanadian scientists have found a new link between two major metabolic diseases: diabetes and steatotic liver disease, commonly known as f

Updated on: January 17,2024 14

New link found between diabetes and steatotic liver disease

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCanadian scientists have found a new link between two major metabolic diseases: diabetes and steatotic liver disease, commonly known as f

Updated on:January 17,2024 14

Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice

byUniversity of FloridaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA brand-new kind of drug, tested in mice, shows promising new results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that m

Updated on: January 17,2024 20

Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice

byUniversity of FloridaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA brand-new kind of drug, tested in mice, shows promising new results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that m

Updated on:January 17,2024 20

Peptide with anti-obesity action successfully tested in animal trial

by Thais Szegö,FAPESPChemical structure of Pep19. Credit: Researchers' archiveA study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil shows that the synthetic molecule Pep19 acts on

Updated on: February 03,2024 19

Peptide with anti-obesity action successfully tested in animal trial

by Thais Szegö,FAPESPChemical structure of Pep19. Credit: Researchers' archiveA study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil shows that the synthetic molecule Pep19 acts on

Updated on:February 03,2024 19

In resistance training, focusing on load or number of repetitions leads to same muscle growth

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPScore plot of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) including all samples. HL = high-load resistance training; LL = low-load resistance training; Pre = pre-train

Updated on: February 21,2024 19

In resistance training, focusing on load or number of repetitions leads to same muscle growth

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPScore plot of the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) including all samples. HL = high-load resistance training; LL = low-load resistance training; Pre = pre-train

Updated on:February 21,2024 19

Fastest growth in childhood overweight/obesity in England among children 11 to 15 years old, finds study

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity in England has been among 11–15-year-olds, rising from 30% in 1995 to 38%

Updated on: March 13,2024 17

Fastest growth in childhood overweight/obesity in England among children 11 to 15 years old, finds study

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity in England has been among 11–15-year-olds, rising from 30% in 1995 to 38%

Updated on:March 13,2024 17

Adjusting diet can help women through menopause

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAltering diet can reduce unfavorable health changes associated with menopause such as blood sugar control and cholesterol levels.The

Updated on: February 03,2024 17

Adjusting diet can help women through menopause

by King's College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAltering diet can reduce unfavorable health changes associated with menopause such as blood sugar control and cholesterol levels.The

Updated on:February 03,2024 17

Consumer Health: What do you know about pancreatitis?

by Laurel KellyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hor

Updated on: January 28,2024 23

Consumer Health: What do you know about pancreatitis?

by Laurel KellyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hor

Updated on:January 28,2024 23

Researchers develop the first-ever ingestible electroceutical device to control appetite by hormone modulation

by New York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), led by Khalil Ramadi, assistant professor of bioengineering at NYU Tandon and the Director o

Updated on: February 19,2024 5

Researchers develop the first-ever ingestible electroceutical device to control appetite by hormone modulation

by New York UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), led by Khalil Ramadi, assistant professor of bioengineering at NYU Tandon and the Director o

Updated on:February 19,2024 5

Food-as-Medicine study finds no improvements in type 2 diabetes patients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsResearch led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive fo

Updated on: March 05,2024 6

Food-as-Medicine study finds no improvements in type 2 diabetes patients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsResearch led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive fo

Updated on:March 05,2024 6

Men at much greater risk of dying following weight-loss surgery than women, data spanning 10 years suggests

by DiabetologiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMen who undergo bariatric (obesity) surgery are five times as likely to die within 30-days of the procedure compared to women, and their long-term

Updated on: January 28,2024 17

Men at much greater risk of dying following weight-loss surgery than women, data spanning 10 years suggests

by DiabetologiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMen who undergo bariatric (obesity) surgery are five times as likely to die within 30-days of the procedure compared to women, and their long-term

Updated on:January 28,2024 17