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July 26, 2024

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New Research in Fatty Liver Disease Aims to Help With Early Intervention

July 25, 2024 — A new study brings researchers closer to better understanding the pathology of the fatty liver disease MASH, which stands for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. MASH is a consequence of poor diet and obesity and results in severe ...

Does Your Body Composition Affect Your Risk of Dementia or Parkinson's?

July 24, 2024 — People with high levels of body fat stored in their belly or arms may be more likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's than people with low levels of fat in these areas, according to new research. The study also found that people ...

Increasing Prediabetes Remission for Type 2 Diabetes

July 24, 2024 — In mice with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), increasing ketone supply to the heart allowed their hearts to utilize more ketones and produce more ...

Prediabetes Remission for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

July 24, 2024 — Current medical guidelines recommend that people in a preliminary stage of type 2 diabetes lose at least 7 percent of their body weight in order to prevent manifest diabetes. Diabetes experts advocate glycemic remission (normalization of blood sugar ...

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Study Evaluates Treatment Interventions for Severe Obesity in Adolescents

July 23, 2024 — Adolescents with severe obesity who received meal-replacement therapy plus financial incentives experienced a greater reduction in body mass index compared to those who received meal replacement ...

What Fat Cats on a Diet May Tell Us About Obesity in Humans

July 17, 2024 — Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a new study of feline gut microbes suggests -- and both species would likely get healthier in the ...

Paleolithic Diets Are Not Without Risks

July 17, 2024 — High-protein diets, known as 'Paleolithic diets', are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their impact. While effective in regulating weight and stabilizing diabetes, these diets are ...

How a Gene for Obesity Affects the Brain

July 15, 2024 — Researchers reveal how a gene called SH2B1 works in the brain to regulate food ...

Widespread Practice Among Athletes Harms Both Performance and Health

July 15, 2024 — Drastically cutting back on caloric intake to lose weight ahead of competition is commonplace among athletes. However, this type of 'dieting' doesn't just diminish performances, it can also ...

American Diets Got Briefly Healthier, More Diverse During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds

July 15, 2024 — American diets may have gotten healthier and more diverse in the months following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new ...

New Research Demonstrates Potential for Increasing Effectiveness of Popular Diabetes, Weight-Loss Drugs

July 15, 2024 — A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of popular ...

Same Workout, Different Weight Loss: Signal Molecule Versions Are Key

July 11, 2024 — Some people lose weight slower than others after workouts, and a research team found a reason. They studied what happens to mice that cannot produce signal molecules that respond specifically to ...

Blood Fat Profiles Confirm Health Benefits of Replacing Butter With High-Quality Plant Oils

July 11, 2024 — Switching from a diet high in saturated animal fats to one rich in plant-based unsaturated fats affects the fat composition in the blood, which in ...

New Study Finds 40-Percent of Cancer Cases and Almost Half of All Deaths in the US Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors

July 11, 2024 — A new study finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and older in the United States (or 713,340 ...

Ultra-Processed Food Makes Up Almost Two-Thirds of Calorie Intake of UK Adolescents, Study Finds

July 17, 2024 — Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs) new research has found. The study found that UPF consumption was highest among adolescents from ...

Greater Attention Needs to Be Paid to Malnutrition in the Sick and Elderly, Researchers Say

July 12, 2024 — As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished. This has serious consequences for the individual in terms of unnecessary suffering, poorer ...

Biomarkers Reveal How Patients With Glaucoma May Respond to Treatment

July 12, 2024 — Markers in the blood that predict whether glaucoma patients are at higher risk of continued loss of vision following conventional treatment have been identified by ...

Discovery Could Help Reduce Adverse Side Effects of Popular Next-Generation Obesity Medications

July 10, 2024 — By teasing apart the therapeutic benefits from the adverse effects of new generation obesity medications, researchers found a population of neurons in the brain that controls food intake without ...

Delaying Diabetes With Diet and Exercise for Four Years Results in Better Long-Term Health

July 9, 2024 — Individuals diagnosed with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related health complications if they delay the onset of diabetes for just four years through diet and ...

Researchers Identify Cause of Serious Brain Bleeding Condition in Premature Newborns

July 9, 2024 — Scientists have found that in premature newborns with very low birth weight, salt and water transporters on immature neurons can cause brain tissue to shrink in response to a lack of oxygen, which in ...

A Gut Microbe Could Hold a Key to Help People Benefit from Healthy Foods

July 8, 2024 — In a study involving 50,000+ individuals from around the world, higher gut levels of Blastocystis, a single-celled organism commonly found in the digestive system, were linked to more favorable ...

COVID-19 Pandemic Tied to Low Birth Weight for Infants in India, Study Shows

July 2, 2024 — The incidence of low birth weight rose sharply in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new ...

Proteins and Fats Can Drive Insulin Production for Some, Paving Way for Tailored Nutrition

July 2, 2024 — When it comes to managing blood sugar levels, most people think about counting carbs. But new research shows that, for some, it may be just as important to consider the proteins and fats in their ...

Weight Change Across Common Antidepressant Medications

July 1, 2024 — A new study compared weight change across eight common first-line antidepressants for patients taking an antidepressant for the first time. The study found differences in weight change between the ...

Scientists Turn White Fat Cells Into Calorie-Burning Beige Fat

July 1, 2024 — Researchers have figured out how to turn ordinary white fat cells, which store calories, into beige fat cells that burn calories to maintain body ...

Largest Ever Genetic Study of Age of Puberty in Girls Shows Links With Weight Gain

July 1, 2024 — Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early puberty. Other genes can directly affect age of ...

To Regenerate the Kidney, Please Don't Pass the Salt

June 28, 2024 — A loss of salt and body fluid can stimulate kidney regeneration and repair in mice, according to a new study. This innate regenerative response relies on a small population of kidney cells in a ...

Optimum Protection Against Diabetes: Weight Loss Plus Remission of Prediabetes

June 27, 2024 — People with prediabetes are advised to reduce their weight in order to prevent manifest diabetes. Researchers have now been able to show that people achieve the best diabetes protection when they ...

Prenatal Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Associated With Lower Birth Weight and Head Circumference in Newborns

June 27, 2024 — A study provides new evidence on the adverse effects of prenatal exposure to ethylene oxide (EO) on fetal development. The results show that increased EO exposure in utero is associated with a ...

Microrobot-Packed Pill Shows Promise for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Mice

June 26, 2024 — Engineers have developed a pill that releases microscopic robots, or microrobots, into the colon to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The experimental treatment, given orally, has shown success ...

'A Hearty Debate' Concludes Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Healthier for Your Heart Than Meat

June 26, 2024 — Even though there is substantial variability in the contents and nutritional profiles of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs), the nutritional profiles tend to reflect a heart-healthy dietary ...

Myths About Intermittent Fasting, Debunked

June 24, 2024 — Research shows that the increasingly popular weight-loss strategy is safe. Intermittent fasting has become an increasingly popular way to lose weight without counting calories. And a large body of ...

New Study Demonstrates the Efficacy of a Promising Celiac Disease Drug at the Molecular Level

June 24, 2024 — A recent study investigated whether a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor has potential as a drug to treat celiac disease. Previous tissue studies have shown that the ZED1227 transglutaminase 2 inhibitor ...

Semaglutide Leads to Greater Weight Loss in Women Than Men With HF and Improves HF Symptoms

June 23, 2024 — Semaglutide, a medication initially developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, significantly improves symptoms in men and women with a common type of heart failure that has had few therapeutic ...