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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
© micahb37 Using RNA interference technology, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases.
Of the 20 genes the scientists...
Melon Extract Against Obesity
in Daily Diabetic, on July 6, 2009
...gh fat diet , it was found that daily consumption of an antioxidant-rich melon extract may prevent obesity.
The said melon extract is commercially available as Extramel and is produced by France...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...prised by some of their findings, "We found a very weak correlation between the biomarker and obesity - as measured by body mass index (BMI) - despite other data suggesting that caloric restricti...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
... © Joe_13
According to a recent study, childhood obesity may be declining for the first time in 20+ years. However, could the numbers be misleading?
Research shows consumption of high fat foods...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
Photo Credit: syposinc Until recently, pregnant women are advised to gain between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy, and about 15 pounds for obese women.
However, in a recent study of obese pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or greater, it seems weight gain is not necessary if a woman is...
Carotenoids Against Metabolic Syndrome
in Daily Diabetic, on April 27, 2009
... © John-Morgan
Metabolic syndrome is a condition characterized by obesity, hypertension and abnormal glucose and insulin metabolism. This syndrome has been linked to increased risks of type 2 dia...
NutriSystem D: New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2009
...dard hospital-based diet and education regimen.
In a recent study, researchers at the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University School of Medicine followed 68 obese people with ...
Gates Foundation World Malaria Day Blogger Teleconference
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 23, 2009
...n be found online .
Speakers on the teleconference will include:
Regina Rabinovich, Director, Infectious Diseases Development, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Andrew ...
NeedleSight: We want you safe
in The RFID Weblog, on April 15, 2009
...s that it could deter drug abuse which is known to play with lives of people and prevent spread of infectious diseases too. I feel if this RFID needle project takes shape it could work for the benefit...
Sled Dogs, Diabetes and Obesity
in Daily Diabetic, on March 25, 2009
...s of fatigue.
Such characteristics of sled dogs could maybe help find ways to treat diabetes and obesity . Oklahoma State University professor Michael Davis agreed that could be possible.
"If...
Gene Therapy for Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
...o courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7126655 Scientists may have found a promising new treatment for obesity using gene therapy . They have discovered that a particular gene called BDNF , can result i...
Three Genes Linked to Obesity Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 23, 2009
...tic study of 1,380 Europeans, reseachers have identified 3 genes that increase risk of early-onset obesity in children, and morbid obesity in adults .
"The idea was not just to look at run-of-t...
New Survey Shows A Disconnect Between Doctors And Patients On Diabetes And Weight
in Daily Diabetic, on January 22, 2009
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One in four American adults have type-2 diabetes, a disease that is inextricably linked to obesity.
A recent survey by the Behavioral Diabetes Institute found that eight in 10 physicians sai...
Early Childhood Diet Influence Health as Adults
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 21, 2009
...tion of early childhood diet may have a direct lifelong impact on genes that control metabolism and obesity risk," says Reimer. "This study clearly indicates that diet composition alone can ...
MicroBiome Analysis Center to Link Chronic Diseases to Microbiomes
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 14, 2009
... microorganisms living within the human body- and try to correlate it with chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. The center will use a patented technology for genomic ...
Can Fast Food Kids' Meals Be Nutritious?
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 8, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5571346 More and more fast food joints are now selling kid's meals. They features fares that are popular to the little ones, served in smaller portions and usually, there's a toy of some sort included... the hook that draws the kids in. To woe the p...
Rise of the new consumer
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
...e bigger picture. Is it green and clean? Is it a morally responsible product? Does it contribute to obesity, to child labour or does it contribute to the electricity grid? The judicious consumer is hi...
Vivus Obesity Drug Works?
in Well Woman Blog, on December 15, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 306495
Vivus Inc. - the maker of the obesity drug Qnexa - has reported that obese patients treated with the highest dose of its experimental drug Qnexa ...
Brain Enzyme Regulates Appetite and Weight Gain
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 14, 2008
...enzyme in the brain called p70 S6 Kinase 1 or S6K may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity. The researchers injected rats with special viruses that selectively raise or lower S6K acti...
Indonesia Considers Requiring RFID Implants for HIV/AIDS Patients
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 27, 2008
...s. "Because, like everyone knows, punishing an ill person is always a better method to stop an infectious disease than actually attacking the source of the problem..."
"The detail of ...
Esophageal Cancer Awareness
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 11, 2008
...re are several other common contributing risk factors including:
Excessive alcohol consumption
Obesity
Lye ingestion
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux or heart...
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Blood Triglyceride Levels May Predict Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 31, 2008
...nge in blood triglyceride levels following a fatty meal may indicate susceptibility to diet-induced obesity . The researchers suggest that based on these findings, a simple blood test may be designed ...
Depression at Pregnancy and Pre-term Delivery
in Next Nine Months, on October 25, 2008
...ymptoms.
The findings also provide preliminary evidence that social and reproductive risk factors, obesity and stressful events may exacerbate the depression-preterm delivery link, the researchers sa...
Curbing Hunger for the Holidays: Compulsive eating and ways to make it stop!
in Daily Diabetic, on October 22, 2008
...overeating can also spike up your appetite, leading to even more complications. Dr. Sanford Siegal, obesity expert and creator of the renowned Cookie Diet is helping thousands of people suppress the...
Gpr41 Receptor Molecule in Intestines, Target for Anti-Obesity Drugs?
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...s suggest that the Gpr41 receptor may be a likely target for drugs that can fight a certain kind of obesity by slowing down the absorption of energy from the gut....
Vitamin D is Linked To Parkinson's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 15, 2008
... lead to osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Insufficiency is typically defined as blood levels ...
Some Tips For The Flu Season
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 2, 2008
... Visit CloroxClassrooms.com for details.
Take Five : Experts believe that up to 80 percent of infectious illnesses are spread by touch and students can touch up to 300 surfaces in just 30 minutes...
GOOD CLEAN FUN: Tips to Keep Kids Healthy
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 24, 2008
... ensure your classroom is stocked all year.
Take Five: Experts believe that up to 80 percent of infectious illnesses are spread by touch and students can touch up to 300 surfaces in just 30 minutes....
Chronic Ear Infections Linked To Increased Obesity
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 15, 2008
...sity of connecticut found associations between otitis media exposure, taste, food choice and obesity.
Epidemiologist Kathleen Daly of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities said findings showed...
Tabebuia impetiginosa Extract May Help Reduce Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 14, 2008
... known as Pink Ipê or Pink Lapacho) can block dietary fat absorption, and thus reduce the risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Dr Roos and his team have shown that Tabebuia e...
Freikometer: Bike to School movement for the future of the country
in The RFID Weblog, on August 12, 2008
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My nephew has crossed the limits of obesity, courtesy the junk food he munches everyday and the sedentary lifestyle which has become a part of his living. I was searching for ways to get him bac...
Exercise Pill...Anyone?
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 31, 2008
... therapeutic potential in treating certain muscle diseases, such as wasting and frailty, as well as obesity and a slew of associated metabolic disorders where exercise is known to be beneficial.
Cou...
PRe-Pregnancy Diabetes and Birth Defects
in Daily Diabetic, on July 31, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Ilya Terentyev
Diabetes at pre-pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. Such were the findings of a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Lead author Dr. Adolfo Correa, an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center on B...
Chain Restaurants in NYC, Required to Post Calorie Infos on Menus
in Daily Diabetic, on July 21, 2008
...ng; Applebee's, operated by DineEquity Inc; dunkin donuts ; Starbucks and Subway.
Well, obesity remains an epidemic in the United States. However, a person's decision to change his eat...
CDC: Mississipi Remains Most Obese State
in Daily Diabetic, on July 17, 2008
... hesitant whether to post this at Straight From The Doc or here. Then I decided better here since obesity has a LOT to do with type-2 diabetes.
Okay...I can't remember how many times I said her...
Diabetes May Lead to Male Infertility
in Next Nine Months, on July 17, 2008
...rtesy of iStockphoto, Sharon Dominick
In my previous entry, I mentioned a study indicating that obesity adversely affects men's sperm quality . Aside from obesity, diabetes also seem to reduc...
Obesity in Men Contribute to Infertility
in Next Nine Months, on July 15, 2008
...lity centre will have at least once. "Other studies have suggested an association between male obesity and increased DNA damage in the sperm, which can be associated with reduced fertility as wel...
MSG is Out
in Latina Viva, on July 7, 2008
...th...MSG creates a lesion in the hypothalamus that correlates with abnormal development, including obesity, short stature and sexual reproduction problems." - Natural News.com
I'm checking...
Enzyme Cpl-1 Treats Bacterial Meningitis in Mice
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2008
...t symptoms of bacterial meningitis in mice trials.
Working with colleagues from the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bern, Switzerland, Fischetti found that young mice infected with S. pneumoni...
Enzyme Cpl-1 Treats Bacterial Meningitis in Mice
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2008
...t symptoms of bacterial meningitis in mice trials.
Working with colleagues from the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bern, Switzerland, Fischetti found that young mice infected with S. pneumoni...
Turmeric, Diabetes and Obesity
in Daily Diabetic, on June 21, 2008
...mice.
© Enygmatic-Halycon
The findings? Turmeric is a potential anti-diabetes and anti-obesity. Of course, only if the same results are found true in human subjects, later on.
Dr. Tortor...
Uebergewicht, Adipositas - Insulin steuert im Gehirn, neues Forschungsergebnis
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on June 12, 2008
...olic brain insulin signaling", veröffentlicht im International Journal of Obesity, 2007.
Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes wurde normalgewichtigen und übergewichtigen männlichen Probanden über ac...
Fox News and bed bugs
in Sox First, on June 5, 2008
...arvard School of Public Health , bedbugs might be annoying but they're not know to transmit any infectious agents. What's next? A lawsuit about the messy desk? Still, there are interesting de...
Breakfast Required
in Latina Viva, on June 3, 2008
...to be implemented in Guanajuato .
It's part of an initiative to stop and prevent future obesity.
In the US, I've noticed more and more companies including breakfast as part of the job....
Bootstrapping and the Law of the Few
in BootStrapMe, on May 31, 2008
...ercent of the work
• Etc.Etc.Etc.
In some cases, Gladwell says, as in the spread of an infectious disease , the actions of an even smaller number with extremely unhealthy and dangerous behavior...
Mediterranean Diet Reduces Diabetes Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on May 30, 2008
...und that it also offers a defence against the epidemic of diabetes associated with growing rates of obesity and the consumption of high-fat fast foods.
Researchers who monitored the eating habits of ...
Could music be the perfect bootstrap business?
in BootStrapMe, on May 29, 2008
...digital music revolution:
• Music is viral. As we all know the catchy tune on the radio can be infectious and so too can the downloaded audio file. The questions in the music industry today have mo...
CDC Recommendation: Shingles Vaccine to Adults, Age 60 and Older
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 15, 2008
...am Schaffner, chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine and a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and vice president of the National Fo...
Bootstrapping a contagion
in BootStrapMe, on May 11, 2008
...e answer, Gladwell, argues, is a variation on contagion theory where an idea, like a virus or other infectious microbe , spreads geometrically through a population starting with a very small gro...
Treatment Options for Gestational Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 8, 2008
...s often overproduce insulin, which may increase an infant's future risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
According to Michael F. Greene, director of obstetrics at Massachusetts General Hospital a...
Paradise Philippines
in Hidden Travel Gems, on April 28, 2008
... visitor's taste and budget. The people's hospitality, innate helpfulness to foreigners and infectious smile, are things you will find practically anywhere in the archipelago.
© Jun Aculla...
Zsweet(R), Alternative Sugar for Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on April 21, 2008
...hat is proven harmless to blood sugar levels, thereby offering a solution to people suffering from obesity and diabetes.
A clinical study by the Glycemic Index Laboratories in Toronto has shown th...
Checkout Hot Medical News
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 14, 2008
...ng discussed. Definitely a nice read.
Like this one: Should Antibiotics Be Prescribed for Acute Infectious Diarrhea ?
Textbooks and journals have lengthy, complicated recommendations for acute di...
RCSB Protein Data Bank Archives 50,000th Molecule Structure
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 10, 2008
... The backbone structure of the infectious epsilon15 virus (PDB ID 3c5b, in photo) is the most recent addition to the Protein Data Bank (PDB) based at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, ...
Less Sleep + More TV = Overweight Infants and Toddlers
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 9, 2008
With less than 12 hours of sleep and more TV time in a day predisposes infants and toddlers twice more as likely to become overweight by age 3.
I guess this isn't exactly new, right? At least as far as infants and toddlers are concerned. But not so much of TV time in infants as it is in to...
Of Sleep Duration and Weight Gain
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 7, 2008
...in, respectively, as compared with average duration sleepers over six years. The risk of developing obesity was elevated for short and long duration sleepers as compared with average duration sleepers...
Rewind: The Outdoor Enthusiast Next Door: Jacob van der Merwe
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 31, 2008
...s kayaking Jacob is also the author of Survival of the Cleanest: A Common Sense Guide to Preventing Infectious Disease. In mid-May, read about Jacob's journey and view photos of the Mississippi Ri...
Disrupted Sleep Can Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on March 23, 2008
...eep quantity can impair glucose metabolism and appetite regulation resulting in increased risk of obesity and diabetes . This current study provides the first evidence linking poor sleep quality...
Cut the flab with RFID wrist bands
in The RFID Weblog, on March 20, 2008
...f that flab accumulated over the years due to unhealthy lifestyle? If you are one of the victims of obesity then RFID is out here to get you back into shape. Losing weight is not just about exercising...
Overweight People, More Likely to Have Allergies and Asthma
in Allergies, on March 19, 2008
...seen a big increase in allergies and asthma over the past decade and it coincides with this rise in obesity," said Gentile, director of asthma research at Allegheny General's Division of ...
Breast-fed Babies, At Lower Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Later
in Daily Diabetic, on March 14, 2008
... to findings published in the medical journal Diabetes Care.
"Dramatic increases in childhood obesity and the emergence of type 2 diabetes in youth motivate research to identify lifestyle approa...
Fruits, Vegetables and Berries, May Help Prevent Obesity
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 7, 2008
...ble for the blue/purple/red colors in some fruits, vegetables and berries, may help prevent against obesity.
Yeah, obesity - America's "epidemic"?
Speaking of obesity, it isn&...
Diabetes in Recent Studies: Diabetes Incidence Rate, Diabetes Death
in Daily Diabetic, on March 7, 2008
...he ocean and made it to Asia - most especially in the urbanized parts where sedentary lifestyle and obesity, prevails.
In this part of the world, the estimated highest incidence of diabetes is in...
Two Protein Receptors Control Stomach Relaxation Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2008
... in humans and may serve as targets for developing drugs to aid in weight management and preventing obesity.
Dr Brian King of the UCL Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology s...
Maybe I Just Don't Get It...
in Do you like to cook?, on February 26, 2008
... eat grapes. Why on earth would you combine the two?
Apparently this is the reason: With childhood obesity increasing at alarming rates, Grāpple® brand apples could go a long way to improving the eat...
Type 2 Diabetes and Environmental Pollution
in Daily Diabetic, on February 11, 2008
...e is very limited information. Research into adult onset diabetes currently focuses on genetics and obesity; there has been almost no consideration for the possible influence of environmental factors ...
Why do we need enough sleep?
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 8, 2008
...h sleep. But cutting corners in kip could well be a false economy; lack of sleep has been linked to obesity and high blood pressure as well as more obvious symptoms such as poor concentration.
And an...
Mild NSAID and Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on February 1, 2008
...e data support the hypothesis that subacute chronic inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of obesity-related dysglycemia and targeting inflammation may provide a therapeutic route for diabetes ...
Overworked, overweight
in Sox First, on January 25, 2008
Governments and businesses are now looking at various incentives and penalties for employees to lose weight. but all of these are problematic and simplistic. There is no quick fix to this complex problem. The latest is the British Government's plan to offer fat people cash incentives to lo...
