Form of severe malnutrition linked to DNA modification
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A group led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has identified significant differences at ...
Tag: Eating Disorders/Obesity
Obesity Medicine Association to launch OMA local chapters in early 2020
Initiative to foster collaboration among health care professionals in 12 cities/states around the countryCredit: Obesity Medicine Association DENVER, COLO. -- ...
Glutamine may decrease obesity-linked inflammation
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Glutamine could help people with obesity reduce inflammation of fat tissue and reduce fat mass, according to ...
Study: Obesity could affect brain development in children
Credit: Courtesy Yale University Published studies have long found a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. New ...
Researchers discover brain circuit linked to food impulsivity
This creates the possibility scientists can someday develop therapeutics to address overeatingCredit: Cal Powell You're on a diet, but the ...
New findings on satiety signaling from intestine
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg A previously unknown mechanism that suppresses satiety signals from the small intestine is the ...
Exercise yields some cardiovascular benefits in children with excess weight
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Eight months of daily, afterschool physical activity in previously inactive 8- to 11-year-olds ...
Drug decreases gut leakiness associated with ulcerative colitis
UC Riverside-led study is the first to show how tofacitinib affects epithelial cells lining the gutCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. ...
Teens must ‘get smart’ about social media
Warning of effects on young adolescentsCredit: Flinders University New research indicates that social media is leading young adolescent girls and ...
Supermarkets and child nutrition in Africa
New study by University of Göttingen shows reduction of child undernutrition through supermarkets in KenyaCredit: E M Meemken Hunger and ...
A new therapeutic target against diseases caused by lipid accumulation in cells
Study with the CRISPR/Cas9 editing technologyCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Researchers from the University of Barcelona (UB) and the August Pi ...
Space travel can make the gut leaky
UC Riverside-led study tested the effects of microgravity on intestinal epithelial cellsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Bacteria, fungi, and ...
Hops compounds help with metabolic syndrome while reducing microbiome diversity
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. - Compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the ...
Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
The recently discovered protein is normally abundant in fat; without it, the body struggles to manage glucose and insulinCredit: Scripps ...