Q and A: Is intermittent fasting good for weight loss?

by Romi LondreCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA friend told me that she is fasting to lose weight. I've tried many diets over the years without much success, so I'm thinking about trying fas

Updated on: February 19,2024

Q and A: Is intermittent fasting good for weight loss?

by Romi LondreCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA friend told me that she is fasting to lose weight. I've tried many diets over the years without much success, so I'm thinking about trying fas

Updated on:February 19,2024

Dominant form of heart failure caused by metabolic-immune interaction, review article suggests

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe dominant form of heart failure worldwide appears to be caused by a strong, bidirectional interaction between the body's r

Updated on: February 19,2024

Dominant form of heart failure caused by metabolic-immune interaction, review article suggests

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe dominant form of heart failure worldwide appears to be caused by a strong, bidirectional interaction between the body's r

Updated on:February 19,2024

New hope for patients with hereditary metabolic disease

by Fabio Bergamin,ETH ZurichIn methylmalonic aciduria, a specific metabolite accumulates in the body. This often leads to patients requiring intensive medical care. Credit: University Children&#

Updated on: February 19,2024

New hope for patients with hereditary metabolic disease

by Fabio Bergamin,ETH ZurichIn methylmalonic aciduria, a specific metabolite accumulates in the body. This often leads to patients requiring intensive medical care. Credit: University Children&#

Updated on:February 19,2024

Could cholesterol explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

by University of CopenhagenDietary cholesterol systemically promotes growth through insulin signaling(A) Larval growth on synthetic medium, reflected in pupal size, increases with increasing diet

Updated on: February 03,2024

Could cholesterol explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty?

by University of CopenhagenDietary cholesterol systemically promotes growth through insulin signaling(A) Larval growth on synthetic medium, reflected in pupal size, increases with increasing diet

Updated on:February 03,2024

Study: Parathyroidectomy shows no effect on kidney function in older adults with hyperparathyroidism

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn emulated randomized trial performed using observational data from more than 43,000 adults with primary hyperparathyroidism fou

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study: Parathyroidectomy shows no effect on kidney function in older adults with hyperparathyroidism

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn emulated randomized trial performed using observational data from more than 43,000 adults with primary hyperparathyroidism fou

Updated on:February 21,2024

Researchers use algorithm to provide innovative insights into the heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDCredit: Martin Schön et alA landmark study by the German Diabetes Center (DDZ),publishedinThe Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, shed

Updated on: March 27,2024

Researchers use algorithm to provide innovative insights into the heterogeneity of type 2 diabetes

by Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZDCredit: Martin Schön et alA landmark study by the German Diabetes Center (DDZ),publishedinThe Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, shed

Updated on:March 27,2024

For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19

by Washington University School of MedicineA new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that, among men, low testosterone levels in the blood are linked to more

Updated on: February 03,2024

For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19

by Washington University School of MedicineA new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that, among men, low testosterone levels in the blood are linked to more

Updated on:February 03,2024

Longer siestas linked to higher risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure

byBrigham and Women's Hospital(A) Mediated total effect of long siestas vs. no siesta on BMI. (B) Mediated total effect of long siestas vs. no siesta on glucose. (C) Mediated total effect of

Updated on: February 21,2024

Longer siestas linked to higher risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure

byBrigham and Women's Hospital(A) Mediated total effect of long siestas vs. no siesta on BMI. (B) Mediated total effect of long siestas vs. no siesta on glucose. (C) Mediated total effect of

Updated on:February 21,2024

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

Gut microbes may determine patients' response to a drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTeplizumab delays type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals in TN10 trial, but participants respond differently to the treatment. Systemic, non-pathogenic antibody

Updated on: March 14,2024

Gut microbes may determine patients' response to a drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressTeplizumab delays type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals in TN10 trial, but participants respond differently to the treatment. Systemic, non-pathogenic antibody

Updated on:March 14,2024

Motivational interviewing approach does not reduce BMI in children

by Elana GotkineCredit: CC0 Public DomainA motivational interviewing (MI) strategy seems not to be effective for reducing childhood obesity, with youth in the intervention arm gaining more weight, acc

Updated on: March 13,2024

Motivational interviewing approach does not reduce BMI in children

by Elana GotkineCredit: CC0 Public DomainA motivational interviewing (MI) strategy seems not to be effective for reducing childhood obesity, with youth in the intervention arm gaining more weight, acc

Updated on:March 13,2024

Scientists study links between obesity, age and body chemistry

by Clemson UniversityComparison of total body, liver, and WAT weights between all treatment groups. Total body weight, liver weight, hepatic somatic index (HSI), WAT weight, and WAT somatic index

Updated on: February 05,2024

Scientists study links between obesity, age and body chemistry

by Clemson UniversityComparison of total body, liver, and WAT weights between all treatment groups. Total body weight, liver weight, hepatic somatic index (HSI), WAT weight, and WAT somatic index

Updated on:February 05,2024