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Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure that relates body weight to height. BMI is sometimes used to measure total body fat and whether a person is a healthy weight. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers.

Study reveals peripheral blood biomarkers able to predict COVID-19 clinical outcomes in ICU admission

A new study involved the development of an immunological biomarker screen that upon ICU admission can predict the length of ICU stay or death.

3 Feb 2022

The impact of the strict 112-day lockdown in Melbourne, Australia

Scientists recently evaluated the impact of 112-day strict lockdown implemented in Melbourne, Australia, to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

3 Feb 2022

Evaluating vaccine effectiveness and determining differences across demographic and clinical risk factors of COVID-19

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms across different cohorts.

3 Feb 2022

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates.

2 Feb 2022

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have found that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring – indicating that childhood and teen obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors.

1 Feb 2022

Higher social determinants of health burden linked to increase in obesity

Cumulative social disadvantage, as denoted by higher social determinants of health (SDOH) burden, is associated with a higher likelihood of obesity independent of clinical and demographic factors, according to a new study in Obesity, The Obesity Society's (TOS) flagship journal.

27 Jan 2022

Significance of metabolic parameters in COVID-19 prognosis

In a new study, researchers evaluated the significance of metabolic parameters in determining COVID-19 prognosis.

27 Jan 2022

Attenuated tissue immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in obese and non-obese patients

In a new study, researchers evaluated the single-cell transcriptomes from bronchiolar lavage in three adult cohorts comprising of obese and non-obese SARS-CoV-2 patients.

24 Jan 2022

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

Researchers investigate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

17 Jan 2022

Study offers new evidence on how childhood immunometabolic risk factors may lead to depression, psychosis

A growing body of research suggests that early-life infection, inflammation, and metabolic changes could contribute to psychiatric disorders – perhaps via effects during critical periods of brain development.

11 Jan 2022

Low birth weight among IVF babies unlikely to be driven by the reproductive technology

Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction are more likely to be born premature and are at greater risk of being born small than naturally conceived babies, according to new research published today by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies in collaboration with the University of Utah.

11 Jan 2022

Newly developed risk scores can help identify childhood obesity risk

Newly developed risk scores synthesize genetic information into an easy-to-interpret metric that could help clinicians identify young children most at risk of developing obesity.

10 Jan 2022

Study finds no evidence to link in-person schooling and SARS-CoV-2 community incidence

A new study led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that COVID-19 incidence rates were not statistically different in counties with in-person learning versus remote school modes in most regions of the U.S.

4 Jan 2022

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Patients with morbid obesity experienced improvement in their quality of life and distinctly fewer episodes of overeating after ten weeks with a new treatment method developed at NTNU.

3 Jan 2022

Successful weight-loss intervention helps lower risk of severe complications from COVID-19

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60% lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection. The research was published in the journal JAMA Surgery.

30 Dec 2021

Mother’s unhealthy diet before pregnancy could increase risk of obesity for their children

New research led by the University of Southampton shows supporting women to eat a healthy diet pre-pregnancy could reduce risk of obesity for their children.

22 Dec 2021

COVID can affect sperm quality for three months

Researchers determine whether SARS-CoV-2 could cross the blood-testis barrier and be detected in human semen after infection.

22 Dec 2021

Intervention to help parents prevent obesity in firstborn children benefits siblings

An intervention shown to help first-time parents prevent childhood obesity has found spillover effects in second-born children as well, even without further training for the parents.

21 Dec 2021

Cloth facemasks worn during exercise are unlikely to cause significant respiratory changes

A new study explored whether wearing masks either increased, reduced, or did not alter various respiratory variables.

20 Dec 2021

Study: Pregnant women in areas with worse health disparities are at greater risk of adverse outcomes

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studied outcomes for young women at a county hospital and found that while 97% of them accessed prenatal care, those with greater social needs were associated with adverse outcomes both during pregnancy and during the early weeks of their babies' lives.

16 Dec 2021

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Study reveals peripheral blood biomarkers able to predict COVID-19 clinical outcomes in ICU admission

The impact of the strict 112-day lockdown in Melbourne, Australia

Evaluating vaccine effectiveness and determining differences across demographic and clinical risk factors of COVID-19

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Higher social determinants of health burden linked to increase in obesity

Significance of metabolic parameters in COVID-19 prognosis

Attenuated tissue immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in obese and non-obese patients

Meta-analysis confirms complete failure of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment

Study offers new evidence on how childhood immunometabolic risk factors may lead to depression, psychosis

Low birth weight among IVF babies unlikely to be driven by the reproductive technology

Newly developed risk scores can help identify childhood obesity risk

Study finds no evidence to link in-person schooling and SARS-CoV-2 community incidence

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Successful weight-loss intervention helps lower risk of severe complications from COVID-19

Mother’s unhealthy diet before pregnancy could increase risk of obesity for their children

COVID can affect sperm quality for three months

Intervention to help parents prevent obesity in firstborn children benefits siblings

Cloth facemasks worn during exercise are unlikely to cause significant respiratory changes

Study: Pregnant women in areas with worse health disparities are at greater risk of adverse outcomes

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