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Weekend recovery sleep does not appear to reverse sleep loss induced risks

Insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders put people at increased risk for metabolic problems, including obesity and diabetes.

4 Mar 2019

Social media has negative influence on children's food intake, shows study

New University of Liverpool research, published in Pediatrics, highlights the negative influence that social media has on children's food intake.

4 Mar 2019

Failty evaluation can help determine patient's physical fitness for nonurgent operation

Frailty, a decline in function and resistance to short-term stress that typically occurs in old age, is linked to more complications after an operation among adults of all ages, according to researchers of a large new study published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons website in advance of print.

2 Mar 2019

Aging and high-fat diet disrupt gut microbiome to cause inflammation in heart failure

Growing older and a high-fat diet enriched with omega 6 fatty acids are major contributors to health risks ranging from diabetes to heart failure. How these two factors regulate the immune response is not well-understood.

1 Mar 2019

Sleep debt persists despite sleeping in late on weekends

Many people go without sleep for days, and think they can make it up by waking late on the weekend. However, this just makes things worse, according to a new study at the University of Colorado Boulder.

1 Mar 2019

Risk factors and noninvasive diagnostic assessment of NOCAD in women

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde) pp. 349-361(13); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0077 Keith C. Ferdinand, MD and Rohan Samson, MD from the Tulane University Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA consider nonobstructive coronary artery disease in women: risk factors and noninvasive diagnostic assessment.

1 Mar 2019

Relationship between circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk in women

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019, Guest Editor Gladys P. Velarde) pp. 435-440(6); DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0070 Tracy Ashby, DO and Mariam Louis, MD, MSc, FCCP from the University of Florida, Department of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA consider circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk.

1 Mar 2019

Lipid-filled particle plays role in immune function and metabolism

Researchers have discovered that fat tissue releases a lipid-filled particle that has a role in immune function and metabolism. The study, in mice, was published online in the journal Science.

1 Mar 2019

Study finds link between recreational marijuana legalization and increase in junk food purchase

It's an infamous pop culture portrayal. After smoking marijuana, the main characters in the movie go on an epic junk-food binge, consuming mass quantities of chips, cookies, and whatever other high-calorie, salt-or-sugar-laden snacks they can get.

28 Feb 2019

Extra weekend sleep cannot repair the damage from sleep-deprived work week

Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights? Not so, according to University of Colorado Boulder research published today in Current Biology.

28 Feb 2019

Study finds link between infant sleep duration and mother's level of education, prenatal depression

A new study analyzing data from Canadian parents has found that babies sleep less at three months of age if their mothers do not have a university degree, experienced depression during pregnancy or had an emergency cesarean-section delivery.

28 Feb 2019

Changes in food variety, portion size over time potentially increased obesity epidemic

Despite the addition of some healthful menu items, fast food is even more unhealthy for you than it was 30 years ago.

28 Feb 2019

Non-invasive technique to accurately study activity in deepest part of the brain

The subcortical areas of the brain, situated in its deepest reaches, remain a mystery. Scientists are aware of the critical role they play in motor, emotional and associative activity but do not know precisely how they work.

27 Feb 2019

Review shows reciprocal relationship between obesity and prefrontal cortex activity

In a review published February 26 in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, researchers explore the age-old chicken-or-the-egg conundrum but this time looking at whether obesity reduces self-control or if reduced self-control leads to obesity.

27 Feb 2019

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

One in ten people over 40 in the UK is now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis released today by Diabetes UK. The new figures show that there are 3.8 million people living with a diagnosis of diabetes in the UK, and 90 per cent of those with Type 2.

26 Feb 2019

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

A study released today from the Illinois Institute of Technology shows the benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of individuals with pre-diabetes and insulin resistance.

26 Feb 2019

Study finds a disconnect between migrants' health status and their positive narratives

While some Mexican immigrants give positive accounts about migrating to and living in the United States, their health status tells a different story.

26 Feb 2019

Fat cells exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, study finds

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new research in the journal Scientific Reports, finds.

25 Feb 2019

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Obesity and severe obesity in childhood and adolescence have been added to the list of conditions that put children and teens at increased risk for premature heart disease, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in the Association's journal Circulation.

25 Feb 2019

Endocrine Society opposes new rule that restricts access to Title X Family Planning Program

The Endocrine Society objects to the administration's decision to severely restrict access to the Title X Family Planning Program, the nation's only program for affordable birth control and reproductive care.

23 Feb 2019

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Weekend recovery sleep does not appear to reverse sleep loss induced risks

Social media has negative influence on children's food intake, shows study

Failty evaluation can help determine patient's physical fitness for nonurgent operation

Aging and high-fat diet disrupt gut microbiome to cause inflammation in heart failure

Sleep debt persists despite sleeping in late on weekends

Risk factors and noninvasive diagnostic assessment of NOCAD in women

Relationship between circadian misalignment and cardiovascular risk in women

Lipid-filled particle plays role in immune function and metabolism

Study finds link between recreational marijuana legalization and increase in junk food purchase

Extra weekend sleep cannot repair the damage from sleep-deprived work week

Study finds link between infant sleep duration and mother's level of education, prenatal depression

Changes in food variety, portion size over time potentially increased obesity epidemic

Non-invasive technique to accurately study activity in deepest part of the brain

Review shows reciprocal relationship between obesity and prefrontal cortex activity

One in ten people over 40 in the UK has Type 2 diabetes, new analysis finds

Study shows benefits of including red raspberries in the diet of people with pre-diabetes

Study finds a disconnect between migrants' health status and their positive narratives

Fat cells exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, study finds

Obesity and severe obesity added as risk factors for premature heart disease in children

Endocrine Society opposes new rule that restricts access to Title X Family Planning Program

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