by Emma Mckinney, University of Birmingham A study led by the University of Birmingham provides strong support for current recommendations on treating patients with an underactive thyroid and validates latest UK and US guidelines, say researchers. The retrospective cohort study, published in the BMJ, analysed anonymous GP records of over 162,000 patients who have been...
Category: <span>Metabolic</span>
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New study shows why people gain weight as they get older
Posted Today Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has uncovered why that is: Lipid turnover in the fat tissue decreases during ageing and makes it easier to gain weight, even if we don’t eat more or exercise less than before. The...
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Study links certain metabolites to stem cell function in the intestine
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT biologists have discovered an unexpected effect of a ketogenic, or fat-rich, diet: They showed that high levels of ketone bodies, molecules produced by the breakdown of fat, help the intestine to maintain a large pool of adult stem cells, which are crucial for keeping the intestinal lining healthy. The...
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Clemson researchers tie metabolic enzyme to obesity and fatty liver disease
The study was published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON, South Carolina – Researchers from Clemson University’s Environmental Toxicology Program have published research connecting an enzyme associated with detoxification to obesity and fatty liver disease, especially in males. William Baldwin, professor and graduate program coordinator in the College of Science’s department of biological sciences, and members of his laboratory used a novel mouse model...
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Genetic study reveals metabolic origins of anorexia
by King’s College London A global study, led by researchers at King’s College London and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, suggests that anorexia nervosa is at least partly a metabolic disorder, and not purely psychiatric as previously thought. The research was published in Nature Genetics today. The large-scale genome-wide association study, undertaken by over 100 academics worldwide, identified eight genetic variants...
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Non-invasive, Innovative Therapy May Be Alternative to Bariatric Surgery
Posted Today Endoscopic and metabolic therapies, or EBMTs, are innovative, non-invasive weight-loss procedures designed to significantly reduce a patient’s stomach volume or alter other parts of the digestive tract to treat obesity and other metabolic diseases. Unlike traditional bariatric surgery, an endoscopic bariatric procedure is performed using a small, flexible scope inserted through the patient’s mouth. With many patients failing to meet surgical...
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Could targeting this heart hormone help control blood pressure?
By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Paula Field Recent insights into a hormone released by muscle cells could lead to improved ways to treat high blood pressure. When the hormone, which has the name atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), enters the bloodstream, it lowers blood pressure by triggering blood vessel dilation and excretion of sodium in...
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New food supplement made from bacteria fights metabolic syndrome
By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio Scientists have now confirmed what they previously tested in mice: the benefits of a bacterium for cardiometabolic health. In a new study, a food supplement containing Akkermansia muciniphila improved metabolic markers in people with prediabetes and at risk of cardiovascular conditions. The term “metabolicsyndrome” describes a cluster...
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Estrogen receptors might hold key in obesity prevention
by University of Missouri-Columbia Despite countless fad diets, both obesity and metabolic diseases continue to plague communities across the U.S. Now, researchers from the University of Missouri believe that the clue to treatment might be related to estrogen—for both men and women. In two separate studies, Vicki Vieira Potter and Jaume Padilla, researchers in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology,...
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Could the solution to osteoporosis be in the bile?
by Laura Alejandra Velazquez Villegas, The Conversation Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease where the bone density and quality are reduced. This disease is associated with substantial pain and disability leading to devastating long-term physical and psychological consequences. In Europe, the total osteoporosis economic burden was estimated at 30.7 billion euros in 2010, and is expected to reach 76.7 billion in...