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Study reveals how a regulatory molecule ensures appropriate supply of blood cells

The body needs to create a continuous supply of blood cells to enter circulation. Blood cells have a wide variety of functions ranging from supplying oxygen to tissues, fighting infections, and enabling the blood to clot upon injury.

13 Mar 2019

Research shows how SGLT-2 inhibitors induce a fasting state that triggers metabolic benefits

SGLT-2 inhibitors are a relatively new class of diabetes drugs that have shown many benefits for people with type 2 diabetes who have not responded well to previous interventions, including diet changes and metformin.

8 Mar 2019

Intense weight loss with the soups and shakes could reverse type 2 diabetes

A new study looking at the long term effects of losing substantial amounts of weight has found that it could reverse type 2 diabetes in more than a third of the patients. With the rising epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes around the world, this could be an important finding.

6 Mar 2019

Cholesterol-lowering drugs linked to higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes

Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins may be at higher risk for developing high blood sugar levels, insulin resistance, and eventually type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

6 Mar 2019

Integrated therapy is effective in treating obesity and depression

An intervention combining behavioral weight loss treatment and problem-solving therapy with as-needed antidepressant medication for participants with co-occurring obesity and depression improved weight loss and depressive symptoms compared with routine physician care, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

6 Mar 2019

Daily consumption of nutritional supplements does not prevent depression

MooDFOOD, the largest randomized clinical trial to study the effects of nutritional strategies on the prevention of major depressive disorder concludes that daily intake of nutritional supplements cannot prevent depression.

5 Mar 2019

Failty evaluation can help determine patient's physical fitness for nonurgent operation

Frailty, a decline in function and resistance to short-term stress that typically occurs in old age, is linked to more complications after an operation among adults of all ages, according to researchers of a large new study published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website in advance of print.

2 Mar 2019

Relationship between circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk in women

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde) pp. 435-440(6); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0070 Tracy Ashby, DO and Mariam Louis, MD, MSc, FCCP from the University of Florida, Department of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA consider circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk.

1 Mar 2019

Tracking daily food consumption using free app leads to weight loss

Without following a particular diet, overweight people who tracked daily food consumption using a free smartphone app lost a significant amount of weight in a new Duke University study.

1 Mar 2019

Cancer’s complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls

Carol Marley wants everyone to know what a life-threatening cancer diagnosis looks like in America today.

27 Feb 2019

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a gene called "UCP-1" that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes. Their findings are published in Gastroenterology.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers discover origin of resistance to lung cancer

For treating cancer, drugs based on molecules known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors are sometimes used. One such tyrosine kinase inhibitor, called osimertinib, has been used to treat EGFR-mutated lung cancer with a certain degree of efficacy.

25 Feb 2019

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Obesity and severe obesity in childhood and adolescence have been added to the list of conditions that put children and teens at increased risk for premature heart disease, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in the Association's journal Circulation.

25 Feb 2019

2019 guidelines for management of patients with atrial fibrillation

Nearly 3 million Americans are living with atrial fibrillation (AFib), which is described as quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).

23 Feb 2019

Chronic Wasting Disease may soon spread to humans, warns CDC

Experts are warning that the consumption of deer meat infected with CWD may lead to the disease spreading to humans within the next few years.

20 Feb 2019

New technique using patients' own modified cells could help treat Crohn's disease

A new technique using patients' own modified cells to treat Crohn's disease has been proven to be effective in experiments using human cells, with a clinical trial of the treatment expected to start in the next six months.

15 Feb 2019

High-protein and low-calorie diet helps older adults lose weight safely, shows study

A high-protein, low-calorie diet helps older adults with obesity lose more weight, maintain more muscle mass, improve bone quality and lose "bad" fat, according to results from a new randomized controlled trial led by Wake Forest University researcher Kristen Beavers.

15 Feb 2019

Individualized diets more effective in controlling blood glucose levels, study finds

An individualized diet based on a person's genetics, microbiome and lifestyle is more effective in controlling blood glucose (sugar) levels than one that considers only nutritional composition of food, Mayo Clinic researchers have confirmed.

11 Feb 2019

Bariatric surgery changes the way our body senses food

How bariatric surgery helps people with obesity and diabetes is related to changes in the way the gut senses food and nutrients after the operation, researchers report February 5 in the journal Cell Reports.

8 Feb 2019

Gender-sensitized lifestyle programs increase physical activity of European men

Gender-sensitized lifestyle programs delivered in professional football clubs have shown promise in increasing physical activity in Europe and could play an important public health role in engaging underserved men, according to a study published February 5 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Sally Wyke of the University of Glasgow, and colleagues.

6 Feb 2019

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

Study reveals how a regulatory molecule ensures appropriate supply of blood cells

Research shows how SGLT-2 inhibitors induce a fasting state that triggers metabolic benefits

Intense weight loss with the soups and shakes could reverse type 2 diabetes

Cholesterol-lowering drugs linked to higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes

Integrated therapy is effective in treating obesity and depression

Daily consumption of nutritional supplements does not prevent depression

Failty evaluation can help determine patient's physical fitness for nonurgent operation

Relationship between circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk in women

Tracking daily food consumption using free app leads to weight loss

Cancer’s complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Researchers discover origin of resistance to lung cancer

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

2019 guidelines for management of patients with atrial fibrillation

Chronic Wasting Disease may soon spread to humans, warns CDC

New technique using patients' own modified cells could help treat Crohn's disease

High-protein and low-calorie diet helps older adults lose weight safely, shows study

Individualized diets more effective in controlling blood glucose levels, study finds

Bariatric surgery changes the way our body senses food

Gender-sensitized lifestyle programs increase physical activity of European men

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