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Genetic factors linked to obesity may lower metabolic risk

Experts believe that where on the body people store surplus fat, whether round their middle or round the liver, may be genetically determined.

2 Nov 2018

Physician-scientists treat first patient in the U.S. with focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain

University of Maryland physician-scientists have treated the first patient in the United States with MRI-guided focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain as part of a pilot clinical trial.

30 Oct 2018

Carnegie scientist awarded NIH grant to identify novel medicines for cardiovascular disease

Carnegie's Department of Embryology scientist Steven Farber and team have been awarded a 5-year $3.3-million NIH grant to identify novel pharmaceuticals for combatting a host of diseases associated with altered levels of lipoproteins like LDL ("bad cholesterol").

11 Oct 2018

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

Ethicon, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, demonstrates its commitment to improving access to life-changing obesity treatment and putting the most appropriate surgical tools in surgeons hands at the 23rd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.

29 Sep 2018

Crown Bioscience announces successful validation of well-characterized prostate cancer PDX models

Crown Bioscience, a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research, has announced the addition of unique, well characterized, fully annotated patient-derived xenograft models of prostate cancer.

27 Sep 2018

Regular bedtime and wake time important for heart, metabolic health even among adults

Sufficient sleep has been proven to help keep the body healthy and the mind sharp. But it's not just an issue of logging at least seven hours of Z's.

21 Sep 2018

Metabolic dysfunction drives chronic illness

Much of modern Western medicine is based upon the treatment of acute, immediate harm, from physical injury to infections, from broken bones and the common cold to heart and asthma attacks.

7 Sep 2018

Endocrine Society announces winners of prestigious 2019 Laureate Awards

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2019 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field.

6 Sep 2018

Shionogi launches Mulpleta in the U.S for safe, effective treatment of thrombocytopenia

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. announced today that Mulpleta (lusutrombopag), a once-daily, orally administered, small molecule thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor agonist for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) who are scheduled to undergo a procedure, is now available throughout the United States.

30 Aug 2018

Study suggests new possibilities for treating metabolic syndrome

New research, in mice, indicates that a natural sugar called trehalose blocks glucose from the liver and activates a gene that boosts insulin sensitivity, reducing the chance of developing diabetes. Activating the gene also triggers an increase in calories burned, reduces fat accumulation and weight gain, and lessens measures of fats and cholesterol in the blood.

23 Aug 2018

Foot specialist explains steps to be taken to mitigate foot-related issues

Most Americans will have walked 75,000 miles by the time they reach the age of 50 – the equivalent of trekking around the Earth on the equator three times – an amazing feat.

23 Aug 2018

Study finds new way to target escalating rates of obesity

A novel drug is being touted as a major step forward in the battle against Australia’s escalating rates of obesity and associated metabolic diseases.

23 Aug 2018

Researchers find potential therapeutic target for treating obesity and diabetes

A newly published study by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine has identified a potential therapeutic target for treating obesity and diabetes.

10 Aug 2018

Researchers identify role of infection-fighting cells in inflamed and damaged tissue

Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor, and people often walk barefoot.

7 Aug 2018

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, according to a new study published in Cell by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Jul 2018

Metabolic Disease News and Research

Genetic factors linked to obesity may lower metabolic risk

Physician-scientists treat first patient in the U.S. with focused ultrasound for neuropathic leg pain

Carnegie scientist awarded NIH grant to identify novel medicines for cardiovascular disease

Ethicon demonstrates commitment to improve access to life-changing obesity treatment

Crown Bioscience announces successful validation of well-characterized prostate cancer PDX models

Regular bedtime and wake time important for heart, metabolic health even among adults

Metabolic dysfunction drives chronic illness

Endocrine Society announces winners of prestigious 2019 Laureate Awards

Shionogi launches Mulpleta in the U.S for safe, effective treatment of thrombocytopenia

Study suggests new possibilities for treating metabolic syndrome

Foot specialist explains steps to be taken to mitigate foot-related issues

Study finds new way to target escalating rates of obesity

Researchers find potential therapeutic target for treating obesity and diabetes

Researchers identify role of infection-fighting cells in inflamed and damaged tissue

Diet-induced obesity synchronizes opposing liver fat metabolic processes in mice

Experts make breakthrough in the fight against Type 2 diabetes

Researchers find new metabolic vulnerability in small cell lung cancer

Compounds found in green tea and red wine offer hope to treat inborn congenital metabolic diseases

Research shows that treating cholestasis in father lowers risk of high blood pressure in son

Specific patterns of fat distribution linked to metabolic disease, shows study

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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