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Integrated NHS and adult social care sector could improve care for all

Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new plans announced today to improve the links between health and social care.

9 Feb 2022

Researchers discover a molecular indicator and regulator of social isolation in female mice

As we have experienced during the COVID pandemic, loneliness, or perceived social isolation, is a major stress for social animals and increases the risk of various mental and physical health issues such as depression, substance abuse, obesity, and premature death.

9 Feb 2022

Causality of associations between maternal BMI and child adiposity

Researchers modified the MR study methodologies to ensure a bias-proof evaluation of the causal effect of maternal BMI on offspring adiposity.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds no effect from the school fruit scheme on pupils' weight

The scheme providing free fruit to schools lasted from 2007 to 2014 and was mainly introduced to improve learning in school through a better diet. Among other possible positive effects of the scheme was a reduced prevalence of obesity.

8 Feb 2022

Study suggests hospitalized COVID-19 patients are at higher risk of neurocognitive decline

In a new study, scientists have evaluated patient-reported and clinically tested neuropsychological problems in both ambulatory (outpatients) and hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the early recovery phase.

8 Feb 2022

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women on maternal and perinatal outcomes

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort analysis by reviewing medical records of pregnant women to examine the impact of SARS-CoV-2 maternal infection on maternal and perinatal outcomes.

8 Feb 2022

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

New research from North Carolina State University has found that an imprinted gene associated with development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is switched on in mice who nurse from mothers with metabolic syndrome, even when those mice are not biologically related.

7 Feb 2022

Investigating the immunology of COVID-19 infected children

Researchers published a new study that focused on the key principles of developmental immunology associated with immunobiology and the clinical impacts of COVID-19 infections in children and adults.

7 Feb 2022

COVID-19 patients are at high risk of developing heart problems up to a year after infection

An analysis of federal health data indicates that people who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications within the first month to a year after infection, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System.

7 Feb 2022

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

Black residents of Baton Rouge and New Orleans faced twice the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection as white residents, a study shows.

6 Feb 2022

Study reveals peripheral blood biomarkers able to predict COVID-19 clinical outcomes in ICU admission

A new study involved the development of an immunological biomarker screen that upon ICU admission can predict the length of ICU stay or death.

3 Feb 2022

Study finds no strong evidence to suggest vaccination improves symptoms of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

In this study, researchers found no evidence of a strong effect of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination on the symptoms associated with PACS over time.

3 Feb 2022

Study reveals a direct correlation between fat browning and consumption of flavan 3-ols

In cold conditions, brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown fat generates heat to keep the body warm. Compared with white adipose tissue, BAT has more mitochondria - subcellular organelles associated with energy production - which allows it to burn calories and produce heat by activating the mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp-1).

2 Feb 2022

Study finds higher levels of oxytocin in men with hypersexual disorder

Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than men without the disorder, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

2 Feb 2022

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates.

2 Feb 2022

Social isolation, loneliness increase cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women

During the current pandemic, social distancing has been one tool used to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But data from a new study point to as much as a 27% increase in heart disease risk in postmenopausal women who experience both high levels of social isolation and loneliness.

2 Feb 2022

Safety and immunogenicity of high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine and mRNA-1273 vaccine booster in older adults

A new study has determined the safety and immunogenicity after concomitant administration of QIV-HD and a third dose of the mRNA-1273 vaccine among older adults in the USA

2 Feb 2022

Study suggests an etiological link between obesity and female reproductive disorders

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing female reproductive disorders, however, the roles and mechanisms of obesity in the cause(s) of reproductive conditions are unclear.

1 Feb 2022

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have found that a high Body Mass Index (BMI) of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring – indicating that childhood and teen obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors.

1 Feb 2022

Weight loss by overweight and obese people associated with reduced risk of colorectal adenoma

A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that overweight and obese people who lose weight may reduce their chances of later developing colorectal adenoma – a type of benign growth or polyp in the colon or rectum that could lead to colorectal cancer.

1 Feb 2022

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Integrated NHS and adult social care sector could improve care for all

Researchers discover a molecular indicator and regulator of social isolation in female mice

Causality of associations between maternal BMI and child adiposity

Study finds no effect from the school fruit scheme on pupils' weight

Study suggests hospitalized COVID-19 patients are at higher risk of neurocognitive decline

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women on maternal and perinatal outcomes

Maternal metabolic syndrome can switch on imprinted gene associated with NAFLD in offspring

Investigating the immunology of COVID-19 infected children

COVID-19 patients are at high risk of developing heart problems up to a year after infection

Study examines community and individual risk factors that relate to higher risk of COVID-19

Study reveals peripheral blood biomarkers able to predict COVID-19 clinical outcomes in ICU admission

Study finds no strong evidence to suggest vaccination improves symptoms of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

Study reveals a direct correlation between fat browning and consumption of flavan 3-ols

Study finds higher levels of oxytocin in men with hypersexual disorder

COVID-19 mortality associated with obesity in ethnic minorities

Social isolation, loneliness increase cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women

Safety and immunogenicity of high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine and mRNA-1273 vaccine booster in older adults

Study suggests an etiological link between obesity and female reproductive disorders

Childhood obesity more likely to be influenced by lifestyle factors than mother's BMI

Weight loss by overweight and obese people associated with reduced risk of colorectal adenoma

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