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Bengaluru Researchers Find Gene Linking Heart Risk, Obesity And Sleep Apnea
Scientists in Bengaluru have identified a single genetic cause linking dilated cardiomyopathy, obesity and sleep apnea (DOSA), a breakthrough that may help explain why these conditions co-occur and lead to better screening and treatments for at-risk
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Obesity Breakthrough? Scientists Discover Neurons That Regulate Eating
Scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food intake.
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Medical Breakthrough Shows TSLP Cytokine Protein Could Help Lose Weight by 'Sweating' Fat
A team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has discovered that obese mice, treated with the cytokine (a category of proteins) known as TSLP, reported significant fat and weight loss. Described as an "unforeseen finding," researchers also said that the fat loss was in no way related to decreased food i...
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Yes, Good Things Happened In 2016
Last week, Ashley Feinberg, a writer at the website Deadspin and a prolific social media user, dug up and retweeted messages various Americans had sent out at the end of 2015. "2015 was the worst year 2016 cannot get worse," read one. "I'm so ready for 2016 man I'm so over 2015," read another.
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Scientists Discover Link Between Obesity, Diabetes
In a major breakthrough, scientists have zeroed in on key disease events triggering type 2 diabetes in obese people.
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Bengaluru Researchers Find Gene Linking Heart Risk, Obesity And Sleep Apnea
Scientists in Bengaluru have identified a single genetic cause linking dilated cardiomyopathy, obesity and sleep apnea (DOSA), a breakthrough that may help explain why these conditions co-occur and lead to better screening and treatments for at-risk
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Obesity Breakthrough? Scientists Discover Neurons That Regulate Eating
Scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food intake.
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Medical Breakthrough Shows TSLP Cytokine Protein Could Help Lose Weight by 'Sweating' Fat
A team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has discovered that obese mice, treated with the cytokine (a category of proteins) known as TSLP, reported significant fat and weight loss. Described as an "unforeseen finding," researchers also said that the fat loss was in no way related to decreased food i...
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Yes, Good Things Happened In 2016
Last week, Ashley Feinberg, a writer at the website Deadspin and a prolific social media user, dug up and retweeted messages various Americans had sent out at the end of 2015. "2015 was the worst year 2016 cannot get worse," read one. "I'm so ready for 2016 man I'm so over 2015," read another.
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Scientists Discover Link Between Obesity, Diabetes
In a major breakthrough, scientists have zeroed in on key disease events triggering type 2 diabetes in obese people.
