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Study reveals how social interactions influence body image

Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, according to researchers from the University of Waterloo.

30 Jan 2019

Study shows oversized meals to be a factor in obesity

Restaurants frequently serve oversized meals, not only in the United States but also in many other countries, according to a study conducted by an international team of researchers and supported by FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation.

30 Jan 2019

Hospital patients' poor food intake is putting their health and lives at risk, study shows

For the 36 million Americans hospitalized each year, adequate nutrition plays a critical role in their health and recovery. Yet research from nutritionDay in the U.S., in collaboration with Abbott, shows malnutrition is still an unaddressed and widespread problem in hospitals.

29 Jan 2019

Human trials set to begin for testing new 'fat pill' in overweight patients

Are you overweight and living in the South East of England? If so, you could help scientists who need volunteers to test a new 'fat pill'.

29 Jan 2019

Loss of muscle and body weight linked with disability in stroke patients

Loss of muscle and body weight is associated with disability after stroke, reports a study presented today at Heart & Stroke 2019, a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke, and published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle.

25 Jan 2019

PET imaging post-HBOT shows improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Edward Fogarty, Chairman of Radiology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, report the first PET scan-documented case of improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer's disease in a patient treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

24 Jan 2019

Scientists pinpoint a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain

Leading a unique, collaborative research study with scientists across the globe, investigators at the University of Cambridge and Children's Hospital Los Angeles have pinpointed a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain.

18 Jan 2019

Study: Brain cells involved in memory play key role in reducing future eating behavior

Brain cells involved in memory play an important role after a meal in reducing future eating behavior, a finding that could be key in understanding and fighting obesity, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

18 Jan 2019

Memories of past meals influence future food intake in rats

Researchers have identified cells in the brains of male rats that appear to control future food intake by preserving memories of past meals. The study, published in eNeuro, lends support to the idea of boosting meal memories as a strategy for managing overeating.

From Society for Neuroscience 16 Jan 2019

Scientists find link between colitis and colon cancer

Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly cancer.

14 Jan 2019

Essential nutrient may hold promise in the war against Alzheimer's disease

In a new study, researchers at the Biodesign Institute explore a safe and simple treatment for one of the most devastating and perplexing afflictions: Alzheimer's disease.

8 Jan 2019

Obese women could achieve weight loss and improvements in health with intermittent fasting

Research carried out at the University of Adelaide shows that obese women lost more weight and improved their health by fasting intermittently while following a strictly controlled diet.

8 Jan 2019

High-tech planters for growing food in space

Fresh food is so attractive to astronauts that they toasted with salad when they were able to cultivate a few lettuce heads on the International Space Station three years ago.

5 Jan 2019

Using Assay Kits and Dyes to Advance Cell Biology Research

In this interview, Richard Delle Bovi highlights live cell ability of the CELLESTIAL® analysis kit from Enzo Life Sciences and its applications in cell biology.

From Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. 2 Jan 2019

Kidney failure is increasing in Australians under 50 with type 2 diabetes, study finds

A study of more than 1.3 million Australians with diabetes has found that kidney failure is increasing in people with type 2 diabetes aged under 50 years, leading to reduced quality of life and placing growing demand on the country's kidney dialysis and transplantation services.

19 Dec 2018

Appetite News and Research

Study reveals how social interactions influence body image

Study shows oversized meals to be a factor in obesity

Hospital patients' poor food intake is putting their health and lives at risk, study shows

Human trials set to begin for testing new 'fat pill' in overweight patients

Loss of muscle and body weight linked with disability in stroke patients

PET imaging post-HBOT shows improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists pinpoint a set of molecules that wire the body weight center of the brain

Study: Brain cells involved in memory play key role in reducing future eating behavior

Memories of past meals influence future food intake in rats

Scientists find link between colitis and colon cancer

Essential nutrient may hold promise in the war against Alzheimer's disease

Obese women could achieve weight loss and improvements in health with intermittent fasting

High-tech planters for growing food in space

Using Assay Kits and Dyes to Advance Cell Biology Research

Kidney failure is increasing in Australians under 50 with type 2 diabetes, study finds

Researchers aim to improve cognition, reverse weight gain in schizophrenia

Energy costs, social isolation contribute to health risk of older adults in extreme weather

New bacterial species may help fight obesity and metabolic disorders

Veganism linked to nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition if not planned correctly

Weakened metabolism of immune T cells may account for serious complications in elderly

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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