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Adults with Type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose control after sleeve gastrectomy surgery

Adults with Type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose (sugar) control two years after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy than do patients who receive standard medical diabetes care without this weight loss surgery, a new study finds.

23 Jun 2014

Low levels of testosterone decline physical function in elderly men

Elderly men with low levels of testosterone or other sex hormones have twice the likelihood of having declining physical function over two years' time compared with their peers who have the highest hormone levels, a new study from Australia finds.

23 Jun 2014

Treatment with diabetes drug liraglutide improves cardiovascular risk factors

Treatment with the diabetes drug liraglutide, in combination with diet and exercise, led to a significant reduction in weight and improved a number of cardiovascular risk factors, including high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to a multicenter study.

23 Jun 2014

Long-term mild cold exposure can stimulate brown fat growth

Long-term mild cold exposure can stimulate brown fat growth and activity in humans and may benefit glucose and energy metabolism, a new study finds.

23 Jun 2014

Researchers shown how free radicals contribute to fatty liver disease

An international team of scientists led by Monash University researchers has shown how free radicals contribute to type 2 diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease.

23 Jun 2014

Experts from 96 countries gather in Chicago to attend ICE/ENDO 2014

ICE/ENDO 2014, the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society, has tallied more registrants than any other annual meeting in the Endocrine Society's nearly 100-year history.

23 Jun 2014

Telephone-based weight loss intervention is effective in breast cancer treatments

A series of simple telephone calls can make a profound difference in helping women to meet their treatment goals for breast cancer, according to a randomized trial of women who are also obese, published online today in Journal of Clinical Oncology by Dr. Pamela Goodwin of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute.

20 Jun 2014

Continuation of metformin after cirrhosis diagnosis improves survival rates in diabetes patients

Researchers at Mayo Clinic released a new study reversing current thought on the treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes.

20 Jun 2014

Children consuming diet with Mediterranean rules are 15% less likely to be overweight

A study of 8 European countries presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO)in Sofia, Bulgaria, shows that children consuming a diet more in line with the rules of the Mediterranean one are 15% less likely to be overweight or obese than those children who do not.

20 Jun 2014

New research reveals gene's role in type 1 diabetes

New research describes details of how a diabetes-related gene functions on a biological pathway that affects the release of insulin. The study authors say that finding drugs that act on that pathway may eventually lead to a new treatment for type 1 diabetes.

20 Jun 2014

Susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes regulates self-destruction of cell's energy factory

A team led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that a susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes regulates self-destruction of the cell's energy factory. They report their findings this week in Cell.

20 Jun 2014

Melanoma in adulthood can be reduced by consistent use of sunscreen in childhood

Research conducted at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Pigment Cell and Melanoma, has established unequivocally in a natural animal model that the incidence of malignant melanoma in adulthood can be dramatically reduced by the consistent use of sunscreen in infancy and childhood.

20 Jun 2014

NICHD urged to enhance scientific expertise of National Children's Study program

A study that would track the health of 100,000 babies to age 21 has been put on hold following the release of an assessment report issued June 16 by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (IOM).

19 Jun 2014

Detective work maps special gene variant among Greenlanders which plays role in type 2 diabetes

A spectacular piece of detective work has mapped a special gene variant among Greenlanders which plays a particularly important role in the development of type 2 diabetes.

19 Jun 2014

Study of SLC13 transporters unlocks their therapeutic potential

Researchers have provided the first functional analysis of a member of a family of transporter proteins implicated in diabetes, obesity, and lifespan. The study appears in the June issue of The Journal of General Physiology.

19 Jun 2014

State highlights: Illinois Medicaid digital shift delayed; N.C. hospitals fight cuts; heroin in New England

Alexian Brothers Health System is suspending its effort to launch a new Medicaid program, blaming the difficulty of connecting physicians using different electronic records systems. The Arlington Heights, Ill.-based health system was spearheading a so-called accountable care entity (ACE) to coordinate the care of about 46,000 patients on Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor and disabled. The ACEs are a form of managed care, one of Gov. Pat Quinn's initiatives to focus on preventative treatment to keep patients healthy and reduce health care costs (Schorsch, 6/17).

19 Jun 2014

Mayo Clinic study: Reversing current thought on treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Mayo Clinic released a new study reversing current thought on the treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes. The study found that the continuation of metformin after a cirrhosis diagnosis improved survival rates among diabetes patients.

19 Jun 2014

Healthy inflammation necessary to prevent metabolic diseases, study finds

Chronic tissue inflammation is typically associated with obesity and metabolic disease, but new research from UT-Southwestern Medical Center now finds that a level of "healthy" inflammation is necessary to prevent metabolic diseases, such as fatty liver.

19 Jun 2014

Fitt app: A fun, new way for people with fitness apps and wearable devices

Fitt today announced it has launched the Fitt app, a fun, new way for people with wearable devices and fitness apps to create and compete in group challenges.

18 Jun 2014

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Today's headlines include a report that the cost of health law subsidies may push the measure's overall price tag beyond projections.

18 Jun 2014

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Adults with Type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose control after sleeve gastrectomy surgery

Low levels of testosterone decline physical function in elderly men

Treatment with diabetes drug liraglutide improves cardiovascular risk factors

Long-term mild cold exposure can stimulate brown fat growth

Researchers shown how free radicals contribute to fatty liver disease

Experts from 96 countries gather in Chicago to attend ICE/ENDO 2014

Telephone-based weight loss intervention is effective in breast cancer treatments

Continuation of metformin after cirrhosis diagnosis improves survival rates in diabetes patients

Children consuming diet with Mediterranean rules are 15% less likely to be overweight

New research reveals gene's role in type 1 diabetes

Susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes regulates self-destruction of cell's energy factory

Melanoma in adulthood can be reduced by consistent use of sunscreen in childhood

NICHD urged to enhance scientific expertise of National Children's Study program

Detective work maps special gene variant among Greenlanders which plays role in type 2 diabetes

Study of SLC13 transporters unlocks their therapeutic potential

State highlights: Illinois Medicaid digital shift delayed; N.C. hospitals fight cuts; heroin in New England

Mayo Clinic study: Reversing current thought on treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes

Healthy inflammation necessary to prevent metabolic diseases, study finds

Fitt app: A fun, new way for people with fitness apps and wearable devices

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