Metabolic Syndrome News and Research

Latest Metabolic Syndrome News and Research

Metabolic syndrome may be treatable thanks to a newly discovered role for a regulatory gene

Single gene may contribute to the body's responses to caloric restriction and may explain some aspects of the Atkins Diet.

8 Aug 2006

Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells

Reducing the size of abdominal fat cells - which are a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease - takes more than cutting calories, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

8 Aug 2006

Gout is a significant independent risk factor of heart attack

First study to show that among men with no previous history of coronary artery disease, gout is a significant independent risk factor of heart attack.

2 Aug 2006

Molecular switch that regulates fat and cholesterol production identified

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified how a molecular switch regulates fat and cholesterol production

2 Aug 2006

Clozapine has serious health consequences

Patients who take clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic drug, have significantly higher rates of metabolic syndrome, according to a first-of-a-kind study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers.

3 Jul 2006

Protein represents new target in the treatment of diabetes

According to a new study elevated levels of a molecule called RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4) forecast the early stages of the development of insulin resistance, a major cause of type 2 diabetes as well as cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.

18 Jun 2006

Elevation of fat-derived molecule foretells early insulin resistance

A study in the June 15 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) reveals that elevated levels of a molecule called RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4) can foretell early stages in the development of insulin resistance.

14 Jun 2006

New study may advance treatments to prevent type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome

Insulin uses two distinct mechanisms to control glucose and the metabolism of blood fats (lipids) in the liver, a new Joslin Diabetes Center-led study has discovered.

23 May 2006

The ratio of phosphatidylcholine to phosphatidylethanolamine influences membrane integrity and steatohepatitis

An imbalance in the lipid content of the liver appears to trigger the downward spiral that leads some with fatty liver disease to advance to full-blown liver failure, according to a new study in the May Cell Metabolism.

11 May 2006

Healthy habits and appropriate treatments help prevent stroke

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a major source of disability in the United States. Every year about 700,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke, resulting in nearly 158,000 deaths.

10 May 2006

Study highlights the benefits of a clinic that specializes in the needs of obese patients with metabolic syndrome

Obesity researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee found that a multidisciplinary clinical approach to caring for obese patients with metabolic syndrome could swiftly and significantly lower their risk for heart disease.

3 May 2006

Genetic data from an island population proves to be a useful tool in understanding disease

With fewer than 4,000 residents, the genetically isolated Micronesian island of Kosrae, in the West Pacific, provides an ideal population in which to research heritability of disease.

20 Apr 2006

Almost half of elderly Beijing residents have metabolic syndrome

As more people in China adopt Western diets and lifestyles, many are developing a cluster of cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study in the April 18, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

17 Apr 2006

Similarities and differences in outcomes of cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatitis C

Cirrhosis related to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with fewer complications and a lower mortality compared to cirrhosis from hepatitis C, despite NASH patients' greater risk of dying from cardiovascular events.

11 Apr 2006

Abdominal fat more significant than overall weight in exercise-induced shortness of breath

When it comes to being short of breath during exercise, how fat is distributed on the body is a more significant factor than overall body fatness or lung function

7 Apr 2006

Pigs help study of links between polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes

Despite the exaggerated, wrinkly snout and long, coarse, spiky hair reminiscent of the 1980s television space alien ALF, some very special swine are helping researchers at Purdue and Indiana universities understand human infertility, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

4 Apr 2006

Diabetes more likely if you sleep too much or too little

Men who sleep too much or too little are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the New England Research Institutes in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine researchers.

27 Mar 2006

Grape seed extract appears to lower blood pressure

Grape seed extract lowered the blood pressure of patients who participated in a UC Davis study of the benefits of the supplement on people with high blood pressure.

27 Mar 2006

PR Pharmaceuticals issued U.S. patent covering 2-methoxyestradiol for the treatment of diabetes

The patent which is assigned to the University of Pittsburgh has been exclusively licensed to PRP. The drug, known as PulmoLAR, containing 2ME as active ingredient, is currently developed by PRP for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

21 Mar 2006

Novel compound may help fight obesity

A new study reveals an attractive new target for therapies aimed at the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders, researchers report in the March Cell Metabolism.

9 Mar 2006

Metabolic Syndrome News and Research

Latest Metabolic Syndrome News and Research

Metabolic syndrome may be treatable thanks to a newly discovered role for a regulatory gene

Exercise important in reducing size of abdominal fat cells

Gout is a significant independent risk factor of heart attack

Molecular switch that regulates fat and cholesterol production identified

Clozapine has serious health consequences

Protein represents new target in the treatment of diabetes

Elevation of fat-derived molecule foretells early insulin resistance

New study may advance treatments to prevent type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome

The ratio of phosphatidylcholine to phosphatidylethanolamine influences membrane integrity and steatohepatitis

Healthy habits and appropriate treatments help prevent stroke

Study highlights the benefits of a clinic that specializes in the needs of obese patients with metabolic syndrome

Genetic data from an island population proves to be a useful tool in understanding disease

Almost half of elderly Beijing residents have metabolic syndrome

Similarities and differences in outcomes of cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and hepatitis C

Abdominal fat more significant than overall weight in exercise-induced shortness of breath

Pigs help study of links between polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes

Diabetes more likely if you sleep too much or too little

Grape seed extract appears to lower blood pressure

PR Pharmaceuticals issued U.S. patent covering 2-methoxyestradiol for the treatment of diabetes

Novel compound may help fight obesity

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