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Breakthrough in understanding type-2 diabetes as key genes identified

...jor reasons why people develop type-2 diabetes are obesity and a family link. Our new findings mean that we can create a good genetic test to predict people's risk of developing this type of diabetes. "If we can tell someone that their genetics mean they are pre-disposed towards type-2 diabetes, they will...

Scripps research team discovers a chemical pathway that causes mice to overeat and gain weight

...r." Bartfai notes, "Inflammation as part of the obesity and metabolic syndrome is being recognized to an i... for determining the importance of inflammation in obesity and in the conversion of obesity to type 2 diabetes." Ultimately, better understanding of the rol...

20-year study shows significant rise in childhood obesity, especially among girls

...thousand children over two decades discovered that obesity levels had risen significantly among younger child..., a factor that has been linked to lower childhood obesity levels, young children, especially girls, have become much more overweight or obese in the last 20 y...

Elucidation of the genome for diabetics with DNA chips

...crease in the number of diabetics is linked to the obesity epidemic, which currently affects 1.1 thousand mil...tes and to solve the mysteries shrouding childhood obesity and certain cancers linked to obesity . The work of this French-British-Canadian team was financed p...

Phthalates now linked to fat, related health risks

...nd now, for the first time, is linked to abdominal obesity and insulin resistance in adult males, according t...unction in men, and thereby contributing to rising obesity rates and an epidemic of related disorders, such as Type 2 diabetes, said lead author Richard Stahlh...

Childhood obesity among Quebec Cree raises concerns

Childhood obesity is increasing among the general population in Cana...ersity of Alberta, and her colleagues also studied obesity levels in Cree schoolchildren aged 9 to 12 living in two Cree Nations north of Montreal, Canada. The...

In obesity, brain becomes 'unaware' of fat

...f American adults are now overweight or obese, and obesity prevalence in both adults and children is growing ... discovered leptin, it was heralded as a potential obesity cure, Cowley said. If obese individuals lacked normal leptin levels, simply restoring the hormone mi...

Keeping the immune system from starting a 'food fight'

... chronic, low-grade inflammation characteristic of obesity and other metabolic diseases, the researchers sugg...rol," effectively unlinking chronic overeating and obesity from other symptoms of metabolic disease. He cautioned, however, that the realization of such a trea...

A cherry on top: Tart cherries may alter heart/diabetes factors

...arch is being carried out in animals prone to both obesity and diabetes. The study's lead author is E. Mi...s that have Type 2 diabetes, both with and without obesity and in the presence of low-fat and high-fat diets. They will look at whether tart cherries have an i...

Fat fish put obesity on the hook

...l, researchers describe the first genetic model of obesity in a fish. Having this model should greatly accele...er Cone, “Being able to model human disorders like obesity in zebrafish allows scientists to understand the molecular basis of disease. This may ultimately in...

Could fungal collection hold the key to new life-saving drugs?

...d activities from plant extracts against diabetes, obesity and psoriasis. Professor Alan Harvey, Director of SIDR said: “We are delighted to be working with CABI and to have access to their fantastic source of fungal samples. We hope that this novel source of chemical diversity will contain new compoun...

In mice, drug protects against diabetes and atherosclerosis

...tes, the scientists used a genetic animal model of obesity and insulin resistance, as well as normal mice fed a diabetes-inducing diet. In both animal models, the mice that received the inhibitor drug were found to have lower blood sugar and triglycerides -- a component of "bad" cholesterol -- and signif...

How to lose weight and not go hungry: HU researcher develops drug that mimics feeling of 'fullness'

...ult is that a person seriously wishing to overcome obesity could take this compound orally in order to curb his appetite, thus leading to natural weight loss. In experiments with mice, it was shown that a single oral administration of BL-3020 led to reduced consumption over a period of 24 hours. Over a 12-da...

Hormone helps mice 'hibernate,' survive starvation

... a novel molecular target for drugs to treat human obesity and metabolic disorders, UT Southwestern Medical C...craft the next generation of drugs to combat human obesity and other conditions.” Mammals on the brink of starvation normally shift their main fuel source f...

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