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Coeliac disease on rise in Scots children

More children than ever before are living with a debilitating digestive disease, research has shown.

18 Sep 2013

Study: Carbonation alters brain's perception of sweetness

Carbonation, an essential component of popular soft drinks, alters the brain's perception of sweetness and makes it difficult for the brain to determine the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners, according to a new article in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

18 Sep 2013

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

A new meta-analysis of 29 randomized studies involving more than 4,500 patients with knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections provided significant improvement in pain and function compared to saline injections.

18 Sep 2013

Study: Financial incentives can increase amount of exercise people do

A review study published today finds that financial incentives -as modest as $5 per week - can increase the amount of exercise people do.

17 Sep 2013

Study: Healthy diet may reduce risk of severe depression

A healthy diet may reduce the risk of severe depression, according to a prospective follow-up study of more than 2,000 men conducted at the University of Eastern Finland. In addition, weight loss in the context of a lifestyle intervention was associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.

16 Sep 2013

Novel DiaRem scoring system can predict diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery

US Scientists have developed a simple scoring system (DiaRem), based on four readily available preoperative patient characteristics, that can predict which candidates for gastric bypass surgery are likely to achieve diabetes remission within 5 years.

13 Sep 2013

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

The DiMelli (Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry) study examines the frequency and characteristics of diabetes phenotypes in children and young adults below the age of 20. The study was commissioned to investigate the increasing incidence of diabetes mellitus, particularly in childhood and early adulthood. The project is funded by the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD).

13 Sep 2013

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities' access to care

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities' access to care. This is according to a new research letter published online in the September 12 issue of JAMA which compares rates of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery for minority Medicare vs. non-Medicare patients before and after implementation of a Medicare coverage policy.

13 Sep 2013

Study shows anorexia linked to how cholesterol processes

The largest DNA-sequencing study of anorexia nervosa has linked the eating disorder to variants in a gene coding for an enzyme that regulates cholesterol metabolism. The finding suggests that anorexia could be caused in part by a disruption in the normal processing of cholesterol, which may disrupt mood and eating behavior.

12 Sep 2013

Hormonal disorder causes irregular periods among teenage girls

While irregular periods are common among teenage girls, an underlying hormonal disorder may be to blame if this problem persists.

12 Sep 2013

Study: People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese

People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese than people who do not have migraines, according to a study published in the September 11, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Sep 2013

MicroBiome Therapeutics' NM504 eliminates diarrhea caused by metformin in type 2 diabetes patient

MicroBiome Therapeutics LLC, a biotechnology company developing pharmaceutical and medical food products that shift the human microbiome in specific ways for improved health, today reported publication of a case report suggesting a potentially important new application for its lead product, NM504. NM504 is in clinical development to promote healthy blood glucose levels and metabolic fitness in prediabetic and diabetic populations.

11 Sep 2013

New Atkins Candies help dieters satisfy their sweet tooth with low-carb option

Low-carb dieters now have an even sweeter way to melt off the pounds. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., a leader in the weight-management category, announced today the launch of Atkins™ Candies, an indulgent line of bite-sized snacks that will be available nationwide beginning October 2013.

10 Sep 2013

Novel viral therapy to treat specific types of cancer in children

Parents do everything they can to protect their children against all of the nasty germs floating around classrooms across the country this time of year. Doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital, however, are looking into how those same types of common viruses can actually help treat a child who is diagnosed with certain cancers.

10 Sep 2013

Research offers focused explanation for cardiac arrest predilection for morning hours

Evidence from people with heart disease strongly supports the existence of the molecular link first discovered in laboratory mice between the body's natural circadian rhythms and cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death (SCD) - the No. 1 cause of death in heart attacks, a scientist said here today.

10 Sep 2013

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Simple changes in a family's lifestyle can stop chronic illnesses in children before they start. For 12-year-old Austin Stanfill, a makeover of his family's diet allowed him to prevent a type-2 diabetes diagnosis.

7 Sep 2013

Journals highlight issues related to hostile sexism and society's role in creative genius

Men who generally believe that women who challenge men's power are manipulative and subversive - so-called hostile sexism - carry over those antagonistic attitudes into their intimate relationships.

5 Sep 2013

Obesity gene testing may help reduce self-blame

Obesity gene testing does not put people off weight loss and may help to reduce self-blame, according to a new study by researchers from the Health Behaviour Research Centre at UCL (University College London).

5 Sep 2013

Underweight women with CAD should gain weight to reduce risk of death

Being underweight increases the death risk of women with coronary artery disease (CAD) by 2-fold, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Aziza Azimi from Denmark. The study suggests that underweight women with CAD should gain weight to reduce their risk of death.

5 Sep 2013

FDA grants Priority Review status to Takeda's investigational drug vedolizumab for ulcerative colitis

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has granted Priority Review status for the Biologics License Application for its new investigational drug vedolizumab for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

5 Sep 2013

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

Coeliac disease on rise in Scots children

Study: Carbonation alters brain's perception of sweetness

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Study: Financial incentives can increase amount of exercise people do

Study: Healthy diet may reduce risk of severe depression

Novel DiaRem scoring system can predict diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery

Diabetes Mellitus Incidence Cohort Registry study reveals mixture of diabetes phenotypes

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities' access to care

Study shows anorexia linked to how cholesterol processes

Hormonal disorder causes irregular periods among teenage girls

Study: People who get occasional migraines are more likely to be obese

MicroBiome Therapeutics' NM504 eliminates diarrhea caused by metformin in type 2 diabetes patient

New Atkins Candies help dieters satisfy their sweet tooth with low-carb option

Novel viral therapy to treat specific types of cancer in children

Research offers focused explanation for cardiac arrest predilection for morning hours

Simple changes in family's lifestyle helps 12-year-old to fight diabetes

Journals highlight issues related to hostile sexism and society's role in creative genius

Obesity gene testing may help reduce self-blame

Underweight women with CAD should gain weight to reduce risk of death

FDA grants Priority Review status to Takeda's investigational drug vedolizumab for ulcerative colitis

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