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UrduMADISON — Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity — the humble toilet — may have potential to outperform them all. That’s the conclusion of a team of metabolism scientists…
Tag: METABOLISM/METABOLIC DISEASES
Meal-detection technology brings ‘artificial pancreas’ one step closer to reality
A.I. researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology develop meal-detection technology that allows insulin to be administered automatically with unprecedented speed and accuracy
Perspectives and suggestions in caring for high-need, complex patients
‘It’s like riding out the chaos’: Caring for socially complex patients in an ambulatory intensive care unit (A-ICU)
Using cardiac-specific biomarkers to predict cardiovascular disease risk early
New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019–A new review article provides valuable insights into how traditional and emerging cardiac-specific biomarkers and their associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may help point to effective preventive interventions in high-risk obese populations starting at…
Stress with disrupted body clock increases risk of metabolic disease
Everyday stress coupled with disruptions to the body’s internal clock may increase the risks of developing metabolic disorders including obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Brighton. These mouse…
Meal-detection technology brings ‘artificial pancreas’ one step closer to reality
A.I. researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology develop meal-detection technology that allows insulin to be administered automatically with unprecedented speed and accuracy
Perspectives and suggestions in caring for high-need, complex patients
‘It’s like riding out the chaos’: Caring for socially complex patients in an ambulatory intensive care unit (A-ICU)
Using cardiac-specific biomarkers to predict cardiovascular disease risk early
New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019–A new review article provides valuable insights into how traditional and emerging cardiac-specific biomarkers and their associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may help point to effective preventive interventions in high-risk obese populations starting at…
Common anti-inflammatory may increase risk of diabetes
A commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory may increase the risk of diabetes after just one week of treatment, according to new findings presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference. Healthy men given doses of the drug comparable to those used to…
Vitamin B12 deficiency linked to obesity during pregnancy
Vitamin B12 deficiency impairs fat metabolism and may be associated with obesity during pregnancy, according to findings presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference. Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin B12 had metabolic markers indicative of increased fat…
Age is not a barrier to the benefits of weight-loss surgery
While weight-loss surgeries are not usually performed in people above the age of 65, a new study shows that these procedures can lead to successful weight loss and better diabetes control in older adults. The study, presented at the Society…
Impaired liver function during pregnancy may increase risk of childhood obesity
Impaired liver function during pregnancy may alter gut bacteria composition and increase the risk of obesity in children, according to results presented at The Society for Endocrinology Annual Conference. In a rodent of model of the most common liver disease…
Supplements don’t preserve kidney health in Type 2 diabetes
Vitamin D and fish oil don’t prevent loss of kidney function in adults with type 2 diabetes, a clinical study shows.
Researchers find new potential approach to type 2 diabetes treatment
The protein adipsin, which is produced in body fat, helps protect insulin-secreting cells called pancreatic beta cells from destruction in type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine andNewYork-Presbyterian. Among middle-aged adults, higher levels…
What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses
The research conducted in mice found that the time-of-day dependent metabolic cycle is altered by high caloric diet. Since glucocorticoids are widely used drugs for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, these findings published in Molecular Cell suggest that lean and…
Revealed a mechanism of beta-cells involved in the development of type-1 diabetes
Researchers reveal how pancreatic ß-cells respond to an inflammatory environment and its implication in developing Type 1 diabetes
‘Super-grafts’ that could treat diabetes
By successfully strengthening pancreatic islets before transplantation, researchers at UNIGE and HUG are hoping for a significant improvement in the success of cell transplants in patients with severe diabetes
What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses
The research conducted in mice found that the time-of-day dependent metabolic cycle is altered by high caloric diet. Since glucocorticoids are widely used drugs for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, these findings published in Molecular Cell suggest that lean and…
Revealed a mechanism of beta-cells involved in the development of type-1 diabetes
Researchers reveal how pancreatic ß-cells respond to an inflammatory environment and its implication in developing Type 1 diabetes
‘Super-grafts’ that could treat diabetes
By successfully strengthening pancreatic islets before transplantation, researchers at UNIGE and HUG are hoping for a significant improvement in the success of cell transplants in patients with severe diabetes
ObesityWeek® features oral, poster abstracts
Topics include maternal diet, sugar-sweetened beverages, bariatric surgery
Biliary complication rates similar for kids and adults after weight-loss surgery
Las Vegas, Nev. — (November 5, 2019) — Adolescents and teens experience biliary side effects after weight-loss surgery at about the same rate as adults. However, in younger patients, the symptoms are more likely to manifest as pancreatic inflammation, or…
Cancer risk drops in half with over 20% weight loss after bariatric surgery
New study compares differences in cancer risk reduction among weight-loss surgery patients
Metabolic surgery cuts likelihood of recurrent and fatal heart attacks
Patients with history of heart disease reduce their risk by half
New study challenges decades-old patient eligibility criteria for weight-loss surgery
Patients who have surgery before obesity progresses to severe stages may achieve even greater health benefits
Web-based calculator predicts risk of death, complications from diabetes and obesity
Evidence-based prediction tool designed to help patients decide between metabolic surgery and standard medical therapy
Weight-loss surgery may counter genetic risk for developing breast cancer
Overweight and obesity associated with an increased risk of 13 types of cancer
Study shows bariatric surgery’s impact on diabetic kidney disease in severely obese teens
5-year study suggests bariatric surgery dramatically decreases rate of diabetic kidney disease in severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes
Obesity embargo alert for November 2019 issue
Editors’ Choice 1 – 7th Annual Journal Symposium Showcases Five Winning Papers, to be presented Nov. 5, 3:30-5 pm ( https:/ / obesityweek. com/ session/ obesity-journal-symposium/ ) Children and Adolescents’ Anthropometrics Body Composition from 3-D Optical Surface Scans, Michael C.…
Peering into a more ‘human’ petri dish
MADISON — Cell culture media, the cocktail of chemicals and nutrients that keep cells alive and thriving in a dish, have been an essential tool of biology for more than 70 years. Remarkably, the composition of these potions hasn’t fundamentally…
Peering into a more ‘human’ petri dish
MADISON — Cell culture media, the cocktail of chemicals and nutrients that keep cells alive and thriving in a dish, have been an essential tool of biology for more than 70 years. Remarkably, the composition of these potions hasn’t fundamentally…
Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
How a common diabetes drug works in the brain may provide a new strategy in the battle to quit smoking
Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
How a common diabetes drug works in the brain may provide a new strategy in the battle to quit smoking
Researchers say elite-level video gaming requires new protocols in sports medicine
Esport athletes at risk for physical, psychological and metabolic disorders, according to study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Adding weight loss counseling to group visits improves diabetes outcomes
Patients lost weight, controlled blood sugars and used less medication on low-carb diet
Peering into a more ‘human’ petri dish
MADISON — Cell culture media, the cocktail of chemicals and nutrients that keep cells alive and thriving in a dish, have been an essential tool of biology for more than 70 years. Remarkably, the composition of these potions hasn’t fundamentally…
Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
How a common diabetes drug works in the brain may provide a new strategy in the battle to quit smoking
Researchers say elite-level video gaming requires new protocols in sports medicine
Esport athletes at risk for physical, psychological and metabolic disorders, according to study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Adding weight loss counseling to group visits improves diabetes outcomes
Patients lost weight, controlled blood sugars and used less medication on low-carb diet
Researchers say elite-level video gaming requires new protocols in sports medicine
Esport athletes at risk for physical, psychological and metabolic disorders, according to study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Adding weight loss counseling to group visits improves diabetes outcomes
Patients lost weight, controlled blood sugars and used less medication on low-carb diet
American Academy of Pediatrics looks at use of nonnutritive sweeteners by children
AAP policy statement evaluates what’s known, along with gaps in evidence, about their effects on children’s health
Bariatric surgery is a safe option for young adolescents with morbid obesity
Research finds that risks of complications or readmissions are low in comparison to risks associated with lifelong obesity
IOF report underscores urgent need to maintain mobility in the world’s older population
Launched for World Osteoporosis Day, a new edition of the IOF Compendium of Osteoporosis highlights alarming increases in dependency ratios for older people and outlines nine global priorities for fracture prevention
Glucose wears down circadian clocks in obesity, may drive cardiovascular risk
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2019) – High glucose in obesity appears to gum up the works of the circadian clocks inside our cells that help regulate the timing of many body functions across the 24-hour day and drive the risk…
A blood factor involved in weight loss and aging
Aging is a process that affects all functions of the human body, particularly brain function. However, aging can be delayed through lifestyle changes (physical exercise, restricting calorie intake, etc.). Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and CNRS have elucidated the properties…
$1.2 million in grants to fund search for diabetes cure
BINGHAMTON, NY – A biomedical engineering professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York is trying to find a cure for diabetes from several different angles, and three federal grants totaling nearly $1.2 million will aid her and her…
Metabolic disturbance in the brain exacerbates, may forewarn Alzheimer’s pathology
New research uncovers the interplay between metabolic process and other signs of the disease
CNIO researchers obtain the first mice born with hyper-long telomeres
The study shows that it is possible to extend life without any genetic modification
Cystic fibrosis carriers at increased risk of digestive symptoms
Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting