cfDNA sequencing enhances non-invasive early detection of gestational diabetes

by BGI GenomicsClinical information of the collected samples. (A) The age distribution of the normal group and GDM group. (B) The weight distribution of the normal group and GDM group. (C) The sample

Updated on: March 14,2024

cfDNA sequencing enhances non-invasive early detection of gestational diabetes

by BGI GenomicsClinical information of the collected samples. (A) The age distribution of the normal group and GDM group. (B) The weight distribution of the normal group and GDM group. (C) The sample

Updated on:March 14,2024

Improving obesity care: New AI technique to predict waist circumference and identify patient obesity risk

by Catherine Graham,Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new artificial intelligence tool can predict the size of a person's waistline by simply analyzing their age, height, we

Updated on: October 10,2024

Improving obesity care: New AI technique to predict waist circumference and identify patient obesity risk

by Catherine Graham,Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new artificial intelligence tool can predict the size of a person's waistline by simply analyzing their age, height, we

Updated on:October 10,2024

How to Prevent Obesity

ByYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIMedically reviewed byJonathan Purtell, RDNPreventing obesity involves makinghealthy lifestylechoices every day. To prevent obesity, you ne

Updated on: April 01,2024

How to Prevent Obesity

ByYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIMedically reviewed byJonathan Purtell, RDNPreventing obesity involves makinghealthy lifestylechoices every day. To prevent obesity, you ne

Updated on:April 01,2024

Research team provides guidelines, recommendations for intermittent fasting

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit:Nature Reviews Endocrinology(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00638-xA University of Illinois Chicago team has summarized research on intermit

Updated on: February 21,2024

Research team provides guidelines, recommendations for intermittent fasting

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit:Nature Reviews Endocrinology(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00638-xA University of Illinois Chicago team has summarized research on intermit

Updated on:February 21,2024

How hot is too 'too hot' for humans?

bySociety for Experimental BiologyProfessor Lewis Halsey as a participant in an experiment led by PhD student Chris Wolfe. The experiment primarily involves comparing the participant’s resting m

Updated on: January 22,2024

How hot is too 'too hot' for humans?

bySociety for Experimental BiologyProfessor Lewis Halsey as a participant in an experiment led by PhD student Chris Wolfe. The experiment primarily involves comparing the participant’s resting m

Updated on:January 22,2024

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it may be gut microbes that make calories count

by Christopher Damman,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIs the adage "calories in, calories out" true? The short answer is yes, but the full story is more nuanced.From t

Updated on: September 18,2024

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it may be gut microbes that make calories count

by Christopher Damman,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIs the adage "calories in, calories out" true? The short answer is yes, but the full story is more nuanced.From t

Updated on:September 18,2024

Insulin-like hormones critical for brain plasticity, research suggests

byMax Planck Florida Institute for NeuroscienceInsulin-like growth factors (IGF1/IGF2-cyan spheres) are released from the postsynaptic compartment of a synapse during plasticity. To understand h

Updated on: January 22,2024

Insulin-like hormones critical for brain plasticity, research suggests

byMax Planck Florida Institute for NeuroscienceInsulin-like growth factors (IGF1/IGF2-cyan spheres) are released from the postsynaptic compartment of a synapse during plasticity. To understand h

Updated on:January 22,2024

Gut bacteria that strongly influence obesity are different in men and women, study finds

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research being presented at theEuropean Congress on Obesity(ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May) identifies change

Updated on: April 06,2024

Gut bacteria that strongly influence obesity are different in men and women, study finds

by European Association for the Study of ObesityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research being presented at theEuropean Congress on Obesity(ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May) identifies change

Updated on:April 06,2024

Shoe technology helps reduce risk of diabetic foot ulcers

by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at ArlingtonAbout one-third of people with diabetes develop foot ulcers during their lifetime. In the U.S., more than 160,000 lower extremity amputations

Updated on: May 14,2024

Shoe technology helps reduce risk of diabetic foot ulcers

by Katherine Egan Bennett, University of Texas at ArlingtonAbout one-third of people with diabetes develop foot ulcers during their lifetime. In the U.S., more than 160,000 lower extremity amputations

Updated on:May 14,2024

FDA says shortage of GLP-1 tirzepatide is over

by Ernie MundellThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss med tirzepatide is over.Tirzepatide includes

Updated on: January 17,2025

FDA says shortage of GLP-1 tirzepatide is over

by Ernie MundellThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss med tirzepatide is over.Tirzepatide includes

Updated on:January 17,2025

Fighting obesity: The GLP-1 revolution

Updated on: September 24,2024

Fighting obesity: The GLP-1 revolution

Updated on:September 24,2024

Hormonal contraceptives in teens may alter brain's risk assessment skills

byThe Ohio State UniversityCombined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) Image: Wikipedia.Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that alters the

Updated on: January 09,2024

Hormonal contraceptives in teens may alter brain's risk assessment skills

byThe Ohio State UniversityCombined oral contraceptive pills (COCP) Image: Wikipedia.Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that alters the

Updated on:January 09,2024