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Online health tools with good, controlled communication could promote healthier lifestyles

Just like real doctors and nurses, online health tools with good -- but controlled -- communication skills can promote healthier lifestyles, according to researchers. However, if their tone is conversational, these tools may lull users into a false sense of comfort, they add.

24 Feb 2017

Feast and famine diet may restore insulin production in diabetes

A landmark study conducted by the University of Southern California and published this week in the journal Cell provides hope for restoring insulin production in patients with diabetes. The study showed that when food is restored to mice on a very low calorie diet that mimics fasting, new insulin-producing cells develop.

24 Feb 2017

Physician-delivered step count prescription combined with use of pedometer can provide health benefits

A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent increase in daily steps, as well as measurable health benefits, such as lower blood sugar and lower insulin resistance, for patients with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes.

24 Feb 2017

Scientists establish ‘tipping point’ molecular link between blood sugar and Alzheimer's disease

For the first time a "tipping point" molecular link between the blood sugar glucose and Alzheimer's disease has been established by scientists, who have shown that excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation response to the early stages of Alzheimer's.

24 Feb 2017

Foot pain more likely to occur in clusters, study shows

A new study indicates that particular areas of foot pain are more likely to occur together, and these clusters have specific characteristics.

23 Feb 2017

Early birds choose to eat healthier foods earlier in the day than night owls, say researchers

Benjamin Franklin famously extolled the virtues of early risers saying, "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" - and a new study out today adds scientific data to the claim that morning people may in fact be healthier.

23 Feb 2017

Study reveals link between weight and mortality in postmenopausal women

In a large multiethnic study, being underweight was linked with an increased risk of early death among postmenopausal women.

23 Feb 2017

Study reveals growing problem of diabetic retinopathy among youth

Blindness and eye problems may seem far in the future for children and teenagers with diabetes. But a new study shows these concerns shouldn't be overlooked in those with the condition — of any age.

23 Feb 2017

Loyola offers gastric balloon as new option to treat obesity

Loyola Medicine's comprehensive weight loss center is offering a new option to treat obesity - a grapefruit-size gastric balloon that takes up as much as half the volume of the stomach.

23 Feb 2017

Epigenetic changes that affect formation of new muscle cells may be contributing factor to obesity

Obesity is associated with reduced muscle mass and impaired metabolism. Epigenetic changes that affect the formation of new muscle cells may be a contributing factor, according to new research from Lund University, Sweden.

22 Feb 2017

U of T study uncovers gene that may play key role in obesity

A University of Toronto (U of T) study on fruit flies has uncovered a gene that could play a key role in obesity in humans.

22 Feb 2017

Team effort at school and home could help reduce childhood obesity rates

Schools are taking a proactive approach to get students to move more and improve their eating habits. But it takes a team effort at both school and home to make a difference, said Greg Welk, a professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University.

22 Feb 2017

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Scientists unlock heart-protective benefits of soy

A product of digesting a micronutrient found in soy may hold the key to why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods, while others do not, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health-led study discovered.

21 Feb 2017

Cancer mortality rates vary among major Hispanic ethnic groups

Cancer mortality rates vary considerably within the growing Hispanic population in the United States, with significant differences among the major Hispanic ethnic groups.

21 Feb 2017

Long-term heavy alcohol drinking habits may prematurely age arteries, study finds

Heavy alcohol drinking habits over the years may prematurely age arteries, especially in men, putting them at an increased risk for heart disease, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

21 Feb 2017

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator reduces antibiotic use by nearly 50% in newborns

Kaiser Permanente, the largest integrated health system in the nation, led the development of a neonatal sepsis risk calculator that has safely reduced antibiotic use by nearly 50 percent in newborns, according to research published today in JAMA Pediatrics.

21 Feb 2017

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Online health tools with good, controlled communication could promote healthier lifestyles

Feast and famine diet may restore insulin production in diabetes

Physician-delivered step count prescription combined with use of pedometer can provide health benefits

Scientists establish ‘tipping point’ molecular link between blood sugar and Alzheimer's disease

Foot pain more likely to occur in clusters, study shows

Early birds choose to eat healthier foods earlier in the day than night owls, say researchers

Study reveals link between weight and mortality in postmenopausal women

Study reveals growing problem of diabetic retinopathy among youth

Loyola offers gastric balloon as new option to treat obesity

Epigenetic changes that affect formation of new muscle cells may be contributing factor to obesity

U of T study uncovers gene that may play key role in obesity

Team effort at school and home could help reduce childhood obesity rates

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Scientists unlock heart-protective benefits of soy

Cancer mortality rates vary among major Hispanic ethnic groups

Long-term heavy alcohol drinking habits may prematurely age arteries, study finds

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator reduces antibiotic use by nearly 50% in newborns

UPM researchers measure energy expenditure in different training programs

Study provides key insights into intergenerational transmission of obesity

Study: Gastric band surgery has major benefits for moderately overweight people with type 2 diabetes

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