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Antibiotics administered before age 2 are linked to ongoing conditions

In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that antibiotics administered to children younger than 2 are associated with several ongoing illnesses or conditions, ranging from allergies to obesity. The findings appear in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

16 Nov 2020

Homeless shelters grapple with COVID safety as cold creeps in

Ben Barnes has slept in abandoned buildings, hallways and alleys. For the past year or so, he's been staying at the city's largest homeless shelter, Pacific Garden Mission, in the shadows of the famous skyline.

16 Nov 2020

Tomocube’s HT-2 microscope quantifies therapeutic effects of targeted nanodrugs against atherosclerosis

Treatment of Atherosclerosis, the disease responsible for approximately half of all deaths in westernized societies, is a step closer following correlative studies using Tomocube’s HT-2 microscope.

From Tomocube Inc. 16 Nov 2020

Study reveals key role of IL-33 signaling molecule in parasite infections, other health conditions

De'Broski Herbert has a philosophy that's guided his career researching helminths, or parasitic worms, and their interaction with their hosts' immune systems: "Follow the worm."

15 Nov 2020

Losing two to three kilograms of weight can almost halve the risk of Type 2 diabetes

Losing a few kilograms in weight almost halves people’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes – according to a large scale research study led by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the University of East Anglia.

12 Nov 2020

Innate, diet-induced changes to the brain's reward system may predispose some mice to overeat

A combination of innate differences and diet-induced changes to the reward system may predispose some mice to overeat, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.

12 Nov 2020

Study finds link between children's gut microbiomes and household chemicals

A team of researchers for the first time has found a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children and the amount of common chemicals found in their home environment.

12 Nov 2020

Children's sleep behaviors linked to gray matter volume with implications for academic performance, IQ

Children who sleep better (that is, those who wake up less during night) and those who wake up earlier have more grey matter in their brains (specifically, in eight cortical regions and in the hippocampus), perform better academically, and have a higher level of intelligence (IQ).

11 Nov 2020

Five important questions about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer's announcement on Monday that its COVID-19 shot appears to keep nine in 10 people from getting the disease sent its stock price rocketing. Many news reports described the vaccine as if it were our deliverance from the pandemic, even though few details were released.

11 Nov 2020

Robotic-assisted kidney transplant and weight loss surgery can be performed safely for obese patients

A kidney transplant is often denied to patients who are obese due to an increased risk of surgical complications, particularly infections. Surgeons at UI Heath -- the clinical and academic health enterprise of the University of Illinois Chicago -- have pioneered the use of robotic-assisted surgery for kidney transplants in obese patients to successfully reduce surgical complications.

10 Nov 2020

Daily walnut consumption may reduce the risk of heart disease

Findings from a randomized controlled trial recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, indicate that people in their 60s and 70s who regularly consume walnuts may have reduced inflammation, a factor associated with a lower risk of heart disease, compared to those who do not eat walnuts.

10 Nov 2020

Maternal exposure to flame retardants causes diabetes in offspring

A new UC Riverside study shows flame retardants found in nearly every American home cause mice to give birth to offspring that become diabetic.

10 Nov 2020

Compound found in brown seaweeds could help treat malignant brain tumour

A compound found in brown seaweeds could help to treat one of the most common and aggressive forms of malignant brain tumour.

10 Nov 2020

Severe COVID-19 linked to age, body mass index and ABO blood group

With the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infecting over 50 million people worldwide with hundreds of thousands experiencing severe respiratory illness, researchers have been trying to find the factors associated with severe disease. From the start of the pandemic in March this year, several studies have indicated heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, etc. could be linked to severe disease. Now German researchers have published a study on the association between severe respiratory infection caused by SARS CoV-2 and factors such as age, body mass index (BMI) and ABO blood group.

10 Nov 2020

HBCUs offer pronounced benefits for African Americans

African Americans who attend Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) may be at lower risk for health problems later in adulthood compared to African Americans who attend predominantly white institutions, a new study suggests.

10 Nov 2020

New series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity

From increasing physical activity in schools and workplaces to investing in active urban design – a researcher at the University of East Anglia has helped design a series of recommendations to help get people moving worldwide.

10 Nov 2020

Preeclampsia-related placental gene expression may be associated with vitamin D status

According to the World Health Organization, preeclampsia affects between 2% to 8% of pregnancies. It can cause serious, sometimes fatal, complications in the mother and child.

10 Nov 2020

Exosome-mediated mRNA delivery generates broad immune response to multiple SARS-CoV-2 proteins

Recently, researchers from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, and Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA, USA, described a new approach to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development using exosomes to deliver mRNAs that encode the antigens from multiple structural proteins of the virus.

9 Nov 2020

Home-visiting intervention puts Native American infants on a healthier growth trajectory

Lessons on healthy feeding practices delivered to young mothers through a brief home-visiting intervention put Native American infants on a healthier growth trajectory, lowering their risks for obesity, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

9 Nov 2020

UMass Lowell researcher to improve workplace health and safety for correctional workers

The U.S. Department of Justice has tapped the expertise of a UMass Lowell researcher to create a program to improve workplace health and safety for the country's 500,000 correctional officers and staff, a population data shows are at high risk for on-the-job injury, stress, obesity and premature death.

9 Nov 2020

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Antibiotics administered before age 2 are linked to ongoing conditions

Homeless shelters grapple with COVID safety as cold creeps in

Tomocube’s HT-2 microscope quantifies therapeutic effects of targeted nanodrugs against atherosclerosis

Study reveals key role of IL-33 signaling molecule in parasite infections, other health conditions

Losing two to three kilograms of weight can almost halve the risk of Type 2 diabetes

Innate, diet-induced changes to the brain's reward system may predispose some mice to overeat

Study finds link between children's gut microbiomes and household chemicals

Children's sleep behaviors linked to gray matter volume with implications for academic performance, IQ

Five important questions about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Robotic-assisted kidney transplant and weight loss surgery can be performed safely for obese patients

Daily walnut consumption may reduce the risk of heart disease

Maternal exposure to flame retardants causes diabetes in offspring

Compound found in brown seaweeds could help treat malignant brain tumour

Severe COVID-19 linked to age, body mass index and ABO blood group

HBCUs offer pronounced benefits for African Americans

New series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity

Preeclampsia-related placental gene expression may be associated with vitamin D status

Exosome-mediated mRNA delivery generates broad immune response to multiple SARS-CoV-2 proteins

Home-visiting intervention puts Native American infants on a healthier growth trajectory

UMass Lowell researcher to improve workplace health and safety for correctional workers

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