Canadian youth 4th highest in international obesity study
Canadian youth rank fourth-highest on the obesity scale in a new international study of adolescents from 34 countries, says co-author Dr. Ian Janssen, a professor in Queen's University's School of Physical & Health Education and Department of Community Health & Epidemiology. And sedentary behaviour ?like watching television ?was strongly correlated with being overweight, he adds.</...Major link in brain-obesity puzzle found
A single protein in brain cells may act as a linchpin in the body’s weight-regulating system, playing a key role in the flurry of signals that govern fat storage, sugar use, energy balance and weight, University of Michigan Medical School researchers report. And although it’s far too early to say how this protein could be useful in new strategies to fight the world’s epidemic of obesity,...Weight control protein may yield antiobesity drugs
A weight control protein with a key role in the brain's ability to monitor body fat content may yield new approaches for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a new report in the August issue of Cell Metabolism. The findings in mice further suggest that particular variants of the protein SH2-B might underlie obesity in humans, the researchers said. SH2-B, which has multiple fu...Contagious obesity? Identifying the human adenoviruses that may make us fat
There is a lot of good advice to help us avoid becoming obese, such as "Eat less," and "Exercise." But here's a new and surprising piece of advice based on a promising area of obesity research: "Wash your hands." There is accumulating evidence that certain viruses may cause obesity, in essence making obesity contagious, according to Leah D. Whigham, the lead researcher in a new study, "Adi...Study by Einstein researchers could lead to a novel strategy for treating obesity
In their latest finding on the brain's role in controlling appetite and weight, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown that reducing levels of fatty acids in the hypothalamus causes rats to overeat and become obese. Their results suggest that restoring fatty-acid levels in the brain may be a promising way to treat obesity. The study, published in the January 15th on-lin...Lean Protein Could Be Key to Obesity Drugs
A protein that lets mice eat more but weigh less could prove the magic ingredient for diet drugs of the future.British scientists from drug giant SmithKline Beecham and the University of Cambridge have created mice with a human protein known as Uncoupling Protein 3 (UCP3) that increases their metabolism.In what is every dieter's dream, the mice were able to eat more than normal mice but still wei...Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life
A new research suggests that breast-feeding in infancy reduces the risk of becoming obese in life later on. According to Dr. William H. Dietz of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, who led the research team, effects of breast milk significantly lowered the odds of being overweight by the early teen years, but showed less effect on weight during early childhood. <...Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk
Obese women are far more likely to miscarrry after IVF treatment- but losing even a few kilos could make a huge difference, say doctors. They are urging overweight women to change their diets, and take excercise, prior to embarking on fertilty treatments. Obese women have long been known to have problems conceiving naturally, and studies have shown that their overall success rat...Obesity a risk for pancreatic cancer
A new study reveals that obesity raises the risk of pancreatic cancer, but this can be modified by exercise.Only one person in 20 can expect to live for more than five years after pancreatic cancer has been diagnosed and little has been known about how to prevent it (although smoking is a risk factor). So it's encouraging to learn that you can do something to lower your risk of this h...Iso-Insulin EIA Diabetes and Obesity Markers 008-10-1128-01
Description:Insulin is the principal hormone responsible for the control of glucose metabolism. It is synthesized in the b-cells of the islets of Langerhans as the precursor, proinsulin, which is processed to form C-peptide and insulin. Both are secreted in equimolar amounts into the portal circulation. The mature insulin molecule is comprised of two polypeptide chains, the A-chain and B-chain (21 and 30...Insulin Ultrasensitive EIA Diabetes and Obesity Markers 008-10-1132-01
Description:Insulin is the principal hormone responsible for the control of glucose metabolism. It is synthesized in the b-cells of the islets of Langerhans as the precursor, proinsulin, which is processed to form C-peptide and insulin. Both are secreted in equimolar amounts into the portal circulation. The mature insulin molecule is comprised of two polypeptide chains, the A-chain and B-chain (21 and 30...Ultrasensitive C-Peptide EIA Diabetes and Obesity Markers 008-10-1141-01
Description:Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of pancreatic -cell function is not only of use in the pre- and post-diagnostic study of the natural history of diabetes mellitus, but is also relevant in clinical practice as a guide to the correct choice of treatment. Peripheral insulin levels cannot be used to assess -cell function because of the large and variable uptake from the portal circulation into...Insulin EIA Diabetes and Obesity Markers 008-10-1113-01
Description:Insulin is the principal hormone responsible for the control of glucose metabolism. It is synthesized in the b-cells of the islets of Langerhans as the precursor, proinsulin, which is processed to form C-peptide and insulin. Both are secreted in equimolar amounts into the portal circulation. The mature insulin molecule is comprised of two polypeptide chains, the A-chain and B-chain (21 and 30...C-Peptide EIA Diabetes and Obesity Markers 008-10-1136-01
Description:Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of pancreatic b-cell function is not only of use in the pre- and post-diagnostic study of the natural history of diabetes mellitus, but is also relevant in clinical practice as a guide to the correct choice of treatment. Peripheral insulin levels cannot be used to assess b-cell function because of the large and variable uptake from the portal circulation...Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present New Data from Broad Diabetes and Obesity Programs at ADA 2007
SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AmylinPharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that data featuring itsapproved diabetes drugs, BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection andSYMLIN(R) (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its pipelinecandidates will be presented at the American Diabetes Association's(ADA) 67th Annual Scientific Sessions being held in Chicago, ILfrom June 22 to 26. The...