Beneath the hype, weight loss drugs may drive big changes in public health

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith Oprah's recent primetime special about weight loss, you could say that obesity drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounja

Updated on: March 30,2024

Beneath the hype, weight loss drugs may drive big changes in public health

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWith Oprah's recent primetime special about weight loss, you could say that obesity drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounja

Updated on:March 30,2024

What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing NMU, study finds

by Okayama UniversityAccording to a new study conducted by Okayama University researchers, the species-specific expression pattern of the NMU gene was responsible for different functions in rats

Updated on: February 21,2024

What makes mice fat, but not rats? Suppressing NMU, study finds

by Okayama UniversityAccording to a new study conducted by Okayama University researchers, the species-specific expression pattern of the NMU gene was responsible for different functions in rats

Updated on:February 21,2024

New research offers prospects to measure metabolic rate

bySkolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyDeuterium uptake in different organs of mice for various classes of lipids. Credit: International Journal of Molecular SciencesScientists from Skolt

Updated on: January 24,2024

New research offers prospects to measure metabolic rate

bySkolkovo Institute of Science and TechnologyDeuterium uptake in different organs of mice for various classes of lipids. Credit: International Journal of Molecular SciencesScientists from Skolt

Updated on:January 24,2024

Birth control study suggests estrogen dosage could be drastically cut: Here's what you should know

by Susan Walker,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe amount of estrogen the birth control pill currently contains is alreadysubstantially lowerthan it was when the pill was

Updated on: February 05,2024

Birth control study suggests estrogen dosage could be drastically cut: Here's what you should know

by Susan Walker,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe amount of estrogen the birth control pill currently contains is alreadysubstantially lowerthan it was when the pill was

Updated on:February 05,2024

Study shows certain foods reduce hot flashes associated with menopause by 88%

by Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineModerate-to-severe hot flashes (per day, with 95% CI, completers). CI, confidence interval. Credit:Menopause(2022). DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000

Updated on: February 19,2024

Study shows certain foods reduce hot flashes associated with menopause by 88%

by Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineModerate-to-severe hot flashes (per day, with 95% CI, completers). CI, confidence interval. Credit:Menopause(2022). DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000

Updated on:February 19,2024

Food companies' sponsorship of children's sports encourages children to buy their products, Canadian research suggests

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch to be presented at theEuropean Congress on Obesity(ECO 2024) held in Venice 12–15 May, has found that food

Updated on: March 27,2024

Food companies' sponsorship of children's sports encourages children to buy their products, Canadian research suggests

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearch to be presented at theEuropean Congress on Obesity(ECO 2024) held in Venice 12–15 May, has found that food

Updated on:March 27,2024

FDA clears first automated device to deliver insulin to people with type 2 diabetes

by Robin FosterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin pump system to include those with type 2 diabetes.It&#

Updated on: September 02,2024

FDA clears first automated device to deliver insulin to people with type 2 diabetes

by Robin FosterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin pump system to include those with type 2 diabetes.It&#

Updated on:September 02,2024

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAnimal characteristics of conventionally raised C57BL/6J mice that underwent either ovariectomy (OVX) or sham (SHM) surgery and fed e

Updated on: March 06,2024

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAnimal characteristics of conventionally raised C57BL/6J mice that underwent either ovariectomy (OVX) or sham (SHM) surgery and fed e

Updated on:March 06,2024

Blood markers may predict prediabetes outcomes

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDGraphical Abstract. Credit:Diabetes Care(2025). DOI: 10.2337/dc24-1412People with prediabetes often develop diabetes, but many of them manage

Updated on: February 18,2025

Blood markers may predict prediabetes outcomes

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDGraphical Abstract. Credit:Diabetes Care(2025). DOI: 10.2337/dc24-1412People with prediabetes often develop diabetes, but many of them manage

Updated on:February 18,2025

Researchers show how lipids and diabetes are closely linked

byUniversity of GenevaCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101299While sugar is the most frequently named culprit in the development of type 2 diabetes, a bet

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers show how lipids and diabetes are closely linked

byUniversity of GenevaCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101299While sugar is the most frequently named culprit in the development of type 2 diabetes, a bet

Updated on:January 09,2024

Eating disorders among men on the rise

by Sarah GantzCredit: CC0 Public DomainWilliam Hornby looks straight into the camera, smiles and says:"Hi, I'm William and I am a man who is proudly ineating disorderrecovery.&quo

Updated on: February 19,2024

Eating disorders among men on the rise

by Sarah GantzCredit: CC0 Public DomainWilliam Hornby looks straight into the camera, smiles and says:"Hi, I'm William and I am a man who is proudly ineating disorderrecovery.&quo

Updated on:February 19,2024

Being overweight or underweight could increase your risk of severe COVID-19

by LancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI) is publi

Updated on: January 28,2024

Being overweight or underweight could increase your risk of severe COVID-19

by LancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI) is publi

Updated on:January 28,2024