Studying a cycle of protein interactions needed to make fat, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a biological switch that regulates a protein that causes fatty liver disease in mice. Their findings, they report, may help ...
Childhood obesity rates have nearly tripled in the previous 30 years and researchers are asking the important question of how this epidemic will impact the future health of these obese children and public health in general. A University of ...
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If frigid weather is making you shiver, there's an upside -- it might also help you burn calories. Both moderate shivering and moderate exercise may convert bad white fat into healthier brown fat, a new study says. White fat stores ...
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People with type 2 diabetes might be at somewhat higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large, long-term study. The research suggests that those with type 2 diabetes have about two to three times greater risk of developing ...
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Inflammation can be acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is a normal response to physical injury, trauma or infectious disease. It's an indication that the immune system is functioning as it should. Chronic inflammation is long-term and ...
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Olive oil has been in the news lately. Both the Guardian and the Daily Mail in the UK reported that some Italian extra virgin olive oil producers have been lying about their products. Italy has a much greater demand for olive oil than the ...
Corgenix Medical, a developer of diagnostic test kits, has filed pre-market notification with the US Food and Drug Administration under Section 510(k) of the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for its hyaluronic acid (HA) enzyme-linked ...
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There is a lot of controversy in nutrition and it often seems like people can’t agree on anything. But there are a few exceptions to this. Here are the top 10 nutrition facts that everyone actually agrees on (well, almost ...
Galectin Therapeutics has reported a net loss of $2.54m, or $0.72 per share, for the second quarter ended on 30 June 2013 compared to a net loss of $2.66m, or $0.19 per share, in 2012. Total operating loss for the second quarter ended 30 ...
California has imposed a ban on foie gras–a food product made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. The fattening of the liver is achieved through force feeding of ducks and geese using a tube-like ...
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