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Tag: METABOLISM/METABOLIC DISEASES
Effect of vitamin D, omega-3 supplements, strength training on health of older adults
What The Study Did: This randomized clinical trial investigated whether vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acid supplements and a strength-training exercise program, alone or in combination, improved health outcomes such as blood pressure and cognitive function among adults age 70 and…
USPSTF statement on screening for high blood pressure in children, adolescents
Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents. High blood pressure (both primary and secondary) occurs in 3 to…
Sweet taste reduces appetite?
The sweet taste of sugar, energy intake and the regulatory process of hunger and satiety
Cell ageing can be slowed by oxidants
At high concentrations, reactive oxygen species – known as oxidants – are harmful to cells in all organisms and have been linked to ageing. But a study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has now shown that low levels of…
New method for estimating kidney function improves accuracy and precision compared with commonly use
Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine
Atrophy can be combated by boosting expression of an enzyme produced in muscles
Study showed that targeted stimulation of PKA production promoted muscle growth and enhanced resistance to fatigue
Diet and lifestyle during pregnancy linked to modifications in infants’ DNA
A new study has shown pregnant women with obesity could reduce the health risks for their infants through improved diet and more physical activity. Research published today in the journal PLosMed investigates the impact of high glucose in mothers with…
Being in treatment with statins reduces COVID-19 mortality by 22% to 25%
This drug is currently taken by one in four people to reduce cholesterol in the blood and thus prevent cardiovascular diseases
Removing this hidden nasty from our food could save thousands of lives
Banning a harmful ingredient from the Australian food supply could prevent thousands of deaths from heart disease according to new research from The George Institute for Global Health. Trans fatty acids – made during the industrial process that converts vegetable…
Combo-drug treatment for Type 2 diabetes remains effective after two years
Patients whose Type 2 diabetes is not controlled with metformin can benefit long-term from a two-drug combination treatment that also reduces weight
SARS-CoV-2 might attack red marrow and block new erythrocytes formation
Specialists from the Department of Fundamental Medicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with Russian and Japanese colleagues have probed into mechanisms of COVID-19 inside-the-body distribution linked to erythrocytes damaging. According to researchers, the virus might attack red marrow, thus being detrimental not only for erythrocytes in the bloodstream but also for the process of the formation of the new ones.
SARS-CoV-2 might attack red marrow and block new erythrocytes formation
Specialists from the Department of Fundamental Medicine of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) with Russian and Japanese colleagues have probed into mechanisms of COVID-19 inside-the-body distribution linked to erythrocytes damaging. According to researchers, the virus might attack red marrow, thus…
CAM modes provide environment-specific water-saving benefits in a leaf metabolic model
During photosynthesis, plants take in CO2 from the environment and, with the help of sunlight, convert it into energy-rich sugars. CO2 uptake is regulated via the opening and closing of small pores on the leaf known as stomata. However, when…
Eating less suppresses liver cancer due to fatty liver
Liver cancer from too much fat accumulation in the liver has been increasing in many countries including Japan. In order to change this unfortunate state of affairs, it is important to improve the prognosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Most…
Muscle pain and energy-rich blood: Cholesterol medicine affects the organs differently
600,000 Danes take medicine containing statins. Statins lower the cholesterol level and thus helps prevent cardiovascular disease and blood clots. But there is a different side to the coin. Treatment with statins may also have negative side effects, some of…
Intensive urate lowering reduces urine albumin excretion
People with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes are at risk for deteriorating kidney function and progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD). Loss of albumin into the urine is an early marker of kidney damage and is associated with further…
Biomarkers could be used in a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 blood screening tool
LONDON, ONTARIO – A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University and University of Alberta suggests that COVID-19 affects the human body’s blood concentration levels of specific metabolites – small molecules broken down in the human body through…
Improved survival after obesity operation in patients with previous myocardial infarction
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Danderyd Hospital in Sweden have studied the risk of additional myocardial infarctions and early death in severely obese patients who undergo metabolic surgery following a myocardial event. The registry study covering 1,018 individuals shows a…
Extruded grains may be better for pigs
URBANA, Ill. – Extrusion is the norm in the pet and aqua feed industries, yet it remains unusual for swine feed in the United States. But the technology can improve energy and protein digestibility in pigs, according to research from…
Cholesterol medications linked to lower cancer-related deaths in women
Among women with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or melanoma, those who were taking cholesterol-lowering medications, were less likely to die from cancer, according to an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology . The analysis included 20,046,11,719 and…
Vitamin A boosts fat burning in cold conditions
The conversion of white into brown adipose tissue is a promising target for obesity treatment
Pharmacotherapeutic approach in managing cardiovascular complications
Cardiovascular disease is a complexity of conditions comprising heart failure, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease and coronary heart disease etc. They impose severe health complications and remain challenge on treatments for the affected patients. Many risk factors are linked with the…
Princeton and Mpala scholars link obesity and disease to dramatic dietary changes
A new study supporting the “mismatch” hypothesis found that obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular illnesses increased among Turkana people whose diet changed from animal-based to carbohydrate-based.
New method allows more targeted measurement of thyroid hormone action in tissue
Specific markers for thyroid hormone action identified
A CNIO team describes how a virus can cause diabetes
It has recently been described that infection by some enteroviruses – a genus of viruses that commonly cause diseases of varying severity – could potentially trigger diabetes, although its direct effect ‘in vivo’ as well as its mechanism of action…
Anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis
Study shows using intranasal delivery method may reduce inflammation in the brain
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study
A new study published prior to World Osteoporosis Day finds that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected management of non-communicable diseases, is markedly impacting the management of osteoporosis as judged by access to online FRAX fracture risk assessments.
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study
With FRAX fracture risk calculations down by 58% in April 2020 alone, it is estimated that within a 3-month period, more than 0.5 million patients have been excluded from risk assessment — and many from necessary treatment for osteoporosis
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 conditions
High fructose intake may drive aggressive behaviors, ADHD, bipolar
New peer-review paper looks at evolution and current Western diet to help explain manic behaviors
Glutathione precursor GlyNAC reverses premature aging in people with HIV
Premature aging in people with HIV is now recognized as a new, significant public health challenge. Accumulating evidence shows that people with HIV who are between 45 to 60 years old develop characteristics typically observed in people without HIV that…
Oral, poster abstracts take center stage at ObesityWeek® Interactive
Silver Spring, Md.–Scientists from across the globe will present the latest research in obesity science and medicine and related topics at the 38th Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society (TOS) at ObesityWeek® Interactive. This online event will take place Nov.…
Obesity implies risk of COVID-19 regardless of age, sex, ethnicity and health condition
Conclusion presented by Brazilian researchers in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice is based on analysis of nine clinical studies involving 6,577 patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 in five countries
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 obesity
An alternative to animal experiments
New applications for organoids from human intestinal tissue
Clinic reduces GA1 brain injury risk by 83% with therapies developed over 30 years
A new study summarizes over 30 years of clinical experience in the treatment and management of glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA1)
Entrepreneurial excellence
The American Chemical Society honors Craig Hawker with the 2020 Kathryn C. Hach Award
Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
For every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., a third American dies as a result of the pandemic, according to new data publishing Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“Game-changing” procedure shown to discontinue insulin treatment in type 2 diabetics
A revolutionary endoscopic therapeutic procedure may lead to the discontinuation of insulin treatment in a significant number of people with type 2 diabetes, new research presented today at UEG Week 2020 Virtual has shown
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.
Weight loss surgery in obese diabetic patients significantly cuts pancreatic cancer risk
Weight loss surgery significantly cuts the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people who are obese with diabetes, a new 20-year analysis has found
Human heart in space: What can we learn from mathematical modeling
The research carried out by the Politecnico di Torino shows that space flight ages astronauts’ heart
Groundbreaking study finds activator of magnesium dynamics in the body
Discovery seen as avenue to develop novel therapies for many conditions
The Lancet Planetary Health: Restricting supermarket promotions of high-sugar food and drinks reduces sales without reducing store profits
First of its kind trial restricting merchandising and promotion of unhealthy foods in stores
NIH award to fund UArizona research on opioid addiction and relapse in postpartum women
The $2.3 million National Institutes of Health grant enables University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson’s Dr. Alicia Allen to explore how women’s hormones influence postpartum opioid relapse and if they can be used as a preventative strategy
Targeting our second brain to fight diabetes
Since 2004, Claude Knauf (INSERM) and Patrice Cani (UCLouvain) have been collaborating on molecular and cellular mechanisms in order to understand the causes of the development of type 2 diabetes and above all to identify new therapeutic targets. In 2013,…
Researchers use multi-ancestry comparison to refine risk factors for coronary artery disease
An international group led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences have used a combination of genome-wide association analysis–or GWAS–and a trans-ancestry comparison of different GWAS studies, to come up with a more accurate predictor of coronary…
Underreported and overlooked: Study shows severity of childhood obesity in Guam
University of Guam research fills gap in Pacific Islander health collection data
Enhancing blood sugar control boosts brain health for people with type 2 diabetes
Losing weight, increasing physical activity provided mixed results