Motortion/iStock via Getty Images Plus Certain medications can affect your dreams — and not always in a good way. Vivid dreams and nightmares can be an unexpected side effect of several medications and supplements, such as melatonin, beta blockers, and antidepressants. And while they don’t happen to everyone, it’s helpful to be aware of some of the...
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New molecule can mimic the effects of fasting and exercise
The illustration to the left shows the chemical structure of LaKe. The graphs to the right show how the blood concentrations of lactate and ketones (BHB) change over time in rats that have ingested either LaKe (blue curves) or a control substance (black curves). Both lactate and BHB can be seen to increase significantly in...
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Innovative nanoparticle therapy targets fat absorption to combat obesity
(Monday 14 October 2024, Vienna, Austria) Researchers have unveiled a novel approach to tackle obesity by targeting fat absorption in the small intestine. The cutting-edge nanoparticle system, engineered to deliver therapeutic molecules directly to the digestive tract, has shown significant potential to prevent diet-induced obesity.1,2 Presented today at UEG Week 2024, the study focuses on...
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Almost 10 million pounds of meat recalled due to Listeria danger
Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium. In an announcement updated this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), the meat was produced between mid-June and Oct. 8 of this year and “shipped to other establishments...
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DIET AND EXERCISE REVERSE LIVER DAMAGE
New research suggests intensive lifestyle interventions are an effective way of treating and improving liver disease. In the study of 24 patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a common liver disease caused by excessive fat buildup, one group followed a restricted diet and a high intensity interval training exercise program for 10 months. They dramatically...
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New drug approach could underpin future weight loss therapies, study indicates
Credit: Pharmacological Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107428 Therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells could one day become the basis of new treatments for obesity and related diseases, new research has concluded. Mounting evidence suggests that hydrogen sulfide plays an important role in the liver. Previous research shows that tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the body regulate...
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Smoking cessation may reduce opioid prescriptions: Study
Correlation between state smoking rates and prescription opioid dispensing rates, pre and post pandemic, 2019 versus 2022. Notes: US states and DC. The fit lines are estimated by linear regressions. Sources: Authors’ calculations using BRFSS data and CDC-reported data. Credit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.07.010 Smoking is recognized as a leading cause of preventable...
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Eating less can lead to a longer life: massive study in mice shows why
Fat cells (artificially coloured). Restrictive diets cause fat loss and lengthen life, but the two effects are not necessarily linked.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Cutting calorie intake can lead to a leaner body — and a longer life, an effect often chalked up to the weight loss and metabolic changes caused by consuming less food. Now, one...
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The secret to slimming? Special ‘skinny genes’ double weight loss
Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Essex The secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of 14 ‘skinny genes’, a new study has found. University of Essex researchers discovered they helped people drop twice as much weight when they ran for half an hour three times a week. The team – led by...
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Weight-loss surgery may lower risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are risk factors for various malignancies, including pancreatic cancer, which has a high death rate. A new analysis in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews suggests that weight-loss surgery—also called metabolic-bariatric surgery—may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people with obesity, especially in those who also have type 2 diabetes. In the systematic review and meta-analysis,...