How high altitude changes your body's metabolism

by Sarah C.P. Williams,Gladstone InstitutesA team of scientists in Isha Jain's lab at Gladstone Institutes showed how chronically low oxygen levels, such as those experienced at 4,500 meters

Updated on: January 31,2024

How high altitude changes your body's metabolism

by Sarah C.P. Williams,Gladstone InstitutesA team of scientists in Isha Jain's lab at Gladstone Institutes showed how chronically low oxygen levels, such as those experienced at 4,500 meters

Updated on:January 31,2024

Preventing weight gain can help avoid total knee replacement

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPreventing weight gain from early adulthood could reduce knee replacements in Australian adults by almost 30% and save the health system $373

Updated on: May 13,2024

Preventing weight gain can help avoid total knee replacement

by Monash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPreventing weight gain from early adulthood could reduce knee replacements in Australian adults by almost 30% and save the health system $373

Updated on:May 13,2024

Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism

by University of Eastern FinlandFigure 1. The association of physical activity (PA) changes with glucose and insulin concentrations, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion in 5867 participant

Updated on: February 21,2024

Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism

by University of Eastern FinlandFigure 1. The association of physical activity (PA) changes with glucose and insulin concentrations, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion in 5867 participant

Updated on:February 21,2024

Type 2 diabetes missed or diagnosis delayed for 60,000 UK people in 2020

by University of ManchesterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the NHS in the UK reviewed the health records of 14 million people between March and Decemb

Updated on: January 28,2024

Type 2 diabetes missed or diagnosis delayed for 60,000 UK people in 2020

by University of ManchesterCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the NHS in the UK reviewed the health records of 14 million people between March and Decemb

Updated on:January 28,2024

Faster walking speed of 4 km+/hour linked to significantly lower type 2 diabetes risk

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainWalking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data analysis of the av

Updated on: March 14,2024

Faster walking speed of 4 km+/hour linked to significantly lower type 2 diabetes risk

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainWalking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data analysis of the av

Updated on:March 14,2024

Researchers discover new link to pancreatic hormone in type 1 diabetes

by Mater GroupSchematic of RAGE as an α cell sensor that regulates the expression of glucagon. (A) In non-diabetic conditions, glucagon (GCG) expression leads to increased blood glucose (BG) levels, w

Updated on: January 18,2024

Researchers discover new link to pancreatic hormone in type 1 diabetes

by Mater GroupSchematic of RAGE as an α cell sensor that regulates the expression of glucagon. (A) In non-diabetic conditions, glucagon (GCG) expression leads to increased blood glucose (BG) levels, w

Updated on:January 18,2024

Your sex life doesn't have to suffer during menopause

by Ann SchreiberOur bodies are a stew of hormones and chemicals and enzymes and all sorts of exotic-sounding ingredients. For many women, this concoction bubbles along happily right through menopause.

Updated on: January 22,2024

Your sex life doesn't have to suffer during menopause

by Ann SchreiberOur bodies are a stew of hormones and chemicals and enzymes and all sorts of exotic-sounding ingredients. For many women, this concoction bubbles along happily right through menopause.

Updated on:January 22,2024

People with 'healthy obesity' are still at increased risk of disease

by DiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inDiabetologiareveals that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy

Updated on: February 03,2024

People with 'healthy obesity' are still at increased risk of disease

by DiabetologiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study published inDiabetologiareveals that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy

Updated on:February 03,2024

Future fertility of obese boys may be protected by early weight loss

by European Society for Paediatric EndocrinologyReproductive function in boys with obesity may be improved through weight loss, which could protect their fertility in adulthood, according to research

Updated on: January 31,2024

Future fertility of obese boys may be protected by early weight loss

by European Society for Paediatric EndocrinologyReproductive function in boys with obesity may be improved through weight loss, which could protect their fertility in adulthood, according to research

Updated on:January 31,2024

No more BMI, diets or 'bad' foods: Why changing how we teach kids about weight and nutrition is long overdue

by Vivienne Lewis,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with tha

Updated on: March 13,2024

No more BMI, diets or 'bad' foods: Why changing how we teach kids about weight and nutrition is long overdue

by Vivienne Lewis,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with tha

Updated on:March 13,2024

'Bionic pancreas' could make life easier for people with type 1 diabetes

by Amy NortonA new technology dubbed the "bionic pancreas" may beat standard treatment in helping people with type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, a clinical trial has found.Amo

Updated on: January 31,2024

'Bionic pancreas' could make life easier for people with type 1 diabetes

by Amy NortonA new technology dubbed the "bionic pancreas" may beat standard treatment in helping people with type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, a clinical trial has found.Amo

Updated on:January 31,2024

Unraveling the mechanism behind obesity-induced pancreatic β-cell dysfunction

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112914Obesity not only increases the risk of metabolic syndrome-related diseases, such as diabetes, fatty

Updated on: January 17,2024

Unraveling the mechanism behind obesity-induced pancreatic β-cell dysfunction

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112914Obesity not only increases the risk of metabolic syndrome-related diseases, such as diabetes, fatty

Updated on:January 17,2024