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NTU-developed coating for probiotics ensures effective delivery of beneficial bacteria into the intestine

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed probiotics with a unique edible coating that ensures the beneficial bacteria successfully reach the intestine once they are ingested.

25 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

The FABO study showed that delivered at an obesity outpatient clinic, family-based behavioral treatment improved weight-related outcomes significantly more than treatment as usual among children aged 6-18 years with severe obesity.

25 Mar 2022

Adverse health effects of micro- and nanoplastic particles in food

Five grams of plastic particles on average enter the human gastrointestinal tract per person per week. This is roughly equivalent to the weight of a credit card.

24 Mar 2022

$Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction$

Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

The dominant form of heart failure worldwide appears to be caused by a strong, bidirectional interaction between the body's response to metabolic stress and the immune system, according to a review article written by UT Southwestern researchers and colleagues.

23 Mar 2022

Origins of Type 2 diabetes differ between males and females, research shows

Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people estimated to have the disease jumped from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, with the fastest growth observed in low- and middle-income countries.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers aim to study the underlying pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart failure, HFpEF occurs when the heart's lower left chamber loses its ability to relax and fill up with enough blood in between in each heartbeat.

23 Mar 2022

People who consume sugar for extended periods have increased risk of autoimmune disease

People who consume sugar and other carbohydrates in excess over a long period of time have an increased risk of developing an autoimmune disease.

23 Mar 2022

Quantum dots can quantify specific types of cells inside deep tissues of the body

To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools have come a long way since the humble x-ray, but most existing tools remain too coarse to quantify numbers or specific types of cells inside deep tissues of the body.

23 Mar 2022

Fermented soybean waste could help mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity

An international team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Waseda University in Japan have found that fermented soybean waste, or okara, could improve fat metabolism and mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity.

22 Mar 2022

Early treatment of COVID-19 in high-risk children and adolescents infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers discussed patient features, treatment-associated process measures, and outcomes associated with early monoclonal antibody and antiviral therapy in high-risk pediatric patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

22 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

22 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 transmitters have 3 times higher viral loads than non-transmitters

Researchers discuss the difference between transmitters and non-transmitters of SARS-CoV-2 in terms of their mean viral load.

21 Mar 2022

Covid-19 patients are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, study shows

People who have had Covid-19 are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is the result of a study by DDZ, DZD and IQVIA, which has now been published in Diabetologia.

21 Mar 2022

New insight into genetic mechanisms that control appetite and energy metabolism early in life

Have you ever wondered why it is so different how quickly and how much small babies put on weight during the first years of life? Now researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have found that this is largely controlled by our genes.

21 Mar 2022

Coronavirus infection during pregnancy may double the risk of poor outcomes

A Kaiser Permanente analysis of pregnant patients who tested positive for the coronavirus found more than double the risk of poor outcomes including preterm birth, venous thromboembolism (blood clot), and severe maternal morbidity, which includes conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis.

21 Mar 2022

CHOP and Penn Medicine join hands to address environmental hazards and protect vulnerable children

Children in the Greater Philadelphia area face a number of environmental threats to their health, including lead poisoning, asthma from air pollution, and exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.

21 Mar 2022

Study explores prevalence and symptom trajectory of long COVID

A new study estimated long-term COVID-19, or, long COVID, and the trajectory of disease symptoms in a representative sample in the US.

21 Mar 2022

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for covid. Not so fast, experts say.

When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many covid experts as a self-serving remark without scientific merit. It also set off spasms of doubt over the country's objectives in its fight against the coronavirus.

21 Mar 2022

Substantial alteration in gut microbiome observed in children with with MIS-C and COVID

A team of scientists from Turkey has recently evaluated the diversity and composition of gut microbiota in children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). They have observed significant alteration in the gut microbiota composition in children with MIS-C. These changes are associated with autoimmunity, metabolic dysfunction, and obesity.

21 Mar 2022

Natural circulating antibodies last for at least seven months in children infected with COVID-19

Children previously infected with COVID-19 develop natural circulating antibodies that last for at least seven months, according to a new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

18 Mar 2022

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

NTU-developed coating for probiotics ensures effective delivery of beneficial bacteria into the intestine

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

Adverse health effects of micro- and nanoplastic particles in food

Metabolic-immune interaction appears to be the cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Origins of Type 2 diabetes differ between males and females, research shows

Researchers aim to study the underlying pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure

People who consume sugar for extended periods have increased risk of autoimmune disease

Quantum dots can quantify specific types of cells inside deep tissues of the body

Fermented soybean waste could help mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity

Early treatment of COVID-19 in high-risk children and adolescents infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

SARS-CoV-2 transmitters have 3 times higher viral loads than non-transmitters

Covid-19 patients are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, study shows

New insight into genetic mechanisms that control appetite and energy metabolism early in life

Coronavirus infection during pregnancy may double the risk of poor outcomes

CHOP and Penn Medicine join hands to address environmental hazards and protect vulnerable children

Study explores prevalence and symptom trajectory of long COVID

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for covid. Not so fast, experts say.

Substantial alteration in gut microbiome observed in children with with MIS-C and COVID

Natural circulating antibodies last for at least seven months in children infected with COVID-19

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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