Obesity Medicine Association announces major updates to its Pediatric Obesity Algorithm
Updates help clinicians address chronic disease of obesity, identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditionsCredit: Obesity Medicine ...
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Higher average life expectancy after obesity surgery
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson People who have undergone obesity (bariatric) surgery live three years longer, on average, than those ...
NYUAD study finds key protein related to the disease-causing malformation of fat tissue
This discovery paves the way for future research into treatment of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesityCredit: NYU Abu ...
Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
States that reopened sooner, such as Texas, Arizona and Florida, experienced summer surges, report says.Credit: Courtesy of JAMA Network RICHMOND, ...
New tech sees teens with diabetes improve glucose monitoring, but not control
Credit: University of Otago A world-first Otago study has revealed flash glucose monitors help youth with type 1 diabetes better ...
Remote control of blood sugar: Electromagnetic fields treat diabetes in animal models
UIowa study suggests EMFs alter redox signaling to improve insulin sensitivityCredit: Susan McClellen, University of Iowa Health Care Researchers from ...
Targeting our second brain to fight diabetes
Credit: UCLouvain Since 2004, Claude Knauf (INSERM) and Patrice Cani (UCLouvain) have been collaborating on molecular and cellular mechanisms in ...
Donor-conceived adults have higher incidence of immunology diseases
Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first ...
HIV drugs could prevent diabetes, study suggests
Credit: UVA Communications A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type ...
Diabetes dramatically reduces the kidney’s ability clean itself
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (September 22, 2020) - The kidneys often become bulky and dysfunctional in ...
Making sense of diabetes
Eyewitness experiences influence type 2 diabetics' self-management of blood sugar levelsCredit: MU School of Nursing Throughout her 38-year nursing career, ...
Genomic adaptations to a rice-based diet mitigate the risk of obesity and diabetes
Credit: Evolutionary Applications The traditional rice-based diet of some east-Asian population has brought to a number of genomic adaptations that ...
Could breadfruit be the next superfood? UBC researchers say yes
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries ...
A ferry protein in the pancreas protects it from the stress induced by a high-fat diet
Credit: Tokyo Tech Every time we eat, the glucose level in our body goes up. This spurs our pancreatic machinery ...