CNIC researchers discover a mechanism allowing immune cells to regulate obesity
Researchers at the CNIC have discovered a mechanism explaining how macrophages regulate obesityCredit: CNIC Macrophages are immune system cells. They ...
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A novel approach to childhood obesity prevention
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 16, 2020—A novel taxonomic approach to obesity prevention using existing ...
Devi mangiare! Why culture may be contributing to disordered eating among women
Credit: UniSA "You have to eat!" It's a sentiment that illustrates how central food is to Italian culture, but the ...
Scientists explore the obesity paradox, cardiovascular risk of HIV
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University The newer generation of HIV drugs have turned the once-lethal infection into a ...
Some but not all US metro areas could grow all needed food locally, estimates study
Researchers estimate potential for locally sourced food based on land needs for different dietsCredit: Tufts University BOSTON (Sept. 14. 2020, ...
People with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder show brain similarities, differences
Key patterns of brain function are more pronounced with more severe symptomsCredit: UCLA Health A new UCLA study shows partially ...
American Heart Association honors UVA endocrinologist for high blood pressure work
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Robert M. Carey, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of ...
The brain can induce diabetes remission in rodents, but how?
Fibroblast growth factor 1 effects on specific brain cell types, and on nets that enmesh neurons, inform how it restores ...
Offspring of mice fed imbalanced diets shown to be neurologically ‘programmed’ for obesity
Credit: Nobuyuki Sakayori, Hiroshima University Pregnant mice fed a diet high in omega-6 fats and low in omega-3 fats produce ...
Antibiotics affect breast milk microbiota in mothers of preterm infants: University of Toronto study
Credit: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto and The Hospital ...
IoT results-oriented exercise system for social distancing with field sensors, no gym needed
Credit: Copyright © 2020 American Physiological Society A common notion is to walk 10,000 steps a day to improve ones' ...
Scientists discover key regulator of neuron function and survival
Preclinical study in Cell Reports points to possible treatment for epileptic seizuresCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists studying neuronal energy ...
Growth hormone plays key role in early puberty, breast cancer risk
Groundbreaking findings based on following 180+ girls for 14 yearsCredit: Cincinnati Children's When girls reach puberty at an unusually early ...
College students access eating disorders therapy via phone app
Multi-university study shows app can help students reduce symptoms, ease depressionCredit: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT AND WELLNESS More ...