Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Obesity can break down our protective blood-brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, scientists report. …
Read Full ArticleGenetic variants that protect against obesity could lead to new weight loss medicines
Around four million people in the UK carry genetic variants that protect them from obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, …
Read Full ArticleNew role for innate immune sensor: Suppressing liver cancer
UT Southwestern researchers have found that a protein in the body’s innate immune system that responds to gut microbes can suppress the most common type of liver cancer. …
Read Full ArticleMove more to live longer
The largest study to date of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy people found that moving more is linked to living longer, regardless of age, sex, and starting fitness level. …
Read Full ArticleBody mass index may play a significant role in the progression of multiple sclerosis
A newly published study identifies a link between high levels of blood lipids and worsening of disease in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who are overweight and obese. …
Read Full ArticleIncreasing numbers of adults with lower education are dying from liver cancer
A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to individuals who have received less education, especially among men. …
Read Full ArticleNew insights into how fatty liver disease progresses to cancer
The buildup of fat in the liver known as fatty liver disease sometimes leads to hard-to-treat liver cancer. …
Read Full ArticleResearch identifies genetic causes of poor sleep
The international collaboration, led by the University of Exeter and published in Nature Communications, has found 47 links between our genetic code and the quality, quantity, and timing of how we sleep. …
Read Full ArticleNo such thing as ‘sugar rush’! Sugar worsens mood rather than improving it
Sugar does not improve mood and it can make people less alert and more tired after its consumption – according to a new study …
Read Full ArticleAdiponectin, the hormone that protects women against liver cancer
A key characteristic of liver cancer, which affects more than 1 million people worldwide each year, is that it is more common in men than in women. …
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