Jul
16
Unlocking The Secrets Of Cellular Energy Holds Promise For Obesity, Diabetes And Cancer
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A breakthrough on how cells regulate their energy is promising for clinical gains into diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. Researchers at McGill University and University of Pennsylvania have uncovered new insights into how a protein known as the AMP-activated protein kinase, or AMPK, a master regulator of metabolism, controls how our cells generate energy…
May
27
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication Of Research Article On Its Oral Insulin Capsule ORMD-0801 In Diabetes, Obesity And Metabolism
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Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB), a developer of alternative drug delivery systems, announced that the paper entitled, “Open-label study to assess the safety and pharmacodynamics of five oral insulin formulations in healthy subjects,” authored by Dr. Roy Eldor, Dr. Miriam Kidron and Dr. Ehud Arbit, was accepted and published in the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (DOM) journal…
May
9
Gokhan Hotamisligil, Recognized Metabolic Disease Expert And HSPH Professor, To Receive Award For Outstanding Contributions To Obesity Field
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Gökhan Hotamisligil, the J.S. Simmons Professor of Genetics and Metabolism and chair of the Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), will receive the prestigious Wertheimer Award from the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) in July in Stockholm, Sweden, and will deliver the opening award lecture…
Mar
5
Key Protein In Energy Regulation Identified By Gladstone Scientists
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With obesity and obesity-related diseases epidemic in the developed world, a clear understanding of how metabolism is regulated is crucial. One of the key metabolic pathways involves the oxidation of fat…
Mar
4
Unique Educational Course Helps College Students Improve Diet
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Teaching college students - an understudied population for preventing weight gain - about societal issues related to food and agriculture may help them choose healthier diets, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism…
Mar
4
Students’ Physical Fitness Associated With Academic Achievement; Organized Physical Activity Linked To Lower Body Fat In Girls
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Physical fitness is associated with academic performance in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism…
Mar
4
Students’ Physical Fitness Associated With Academic Achievement; Organized Physical Activity Linked To Lower Body Fat In Girls
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Physical fitness is associated with academic performance in young people, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association’s 2010 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism…
Mar
2
Different Fat Types Can Help Or Hinder Obese Girls’ Bone Health
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According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a lower ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat…
Feb
6
Overeating Triggers Molecular ‘Firing Squad’ In Mice, Destroys Metabolism
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Overeating in mice triggers a molecule once considered to be only involved in detecting and fighting viruses to also destroy normal metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and setting the stage for diabetes…
Jan
27
Childhood Obesity Alone May Increase Risk Of Later Cardiovascular Disease
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By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child’s risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)…