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Isometric exercise: Using body weight to lower blood pressure

by Joel Streed, Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen you think about exercise, sweating through a cycling class, adding up miles from a brisk walk or pumping iron in the weight room may come to mind. But there’s a different form of exercise that uses something besides movement to give you a workout. It’s isometric exercise,...

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Study suggests vitamin D benefits and metabolism may depend on body weight

BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated body mass index (BMI). The study, appearing in JAMA Network Open, is a new analysis of data from the VITAL trial, a large...

How genetics influences our body weight beyond genes
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How genetics influences our body weight beyond genes

by Fabio Bergamin, ETH Zurich The role of miR-7 in Sim1 neurons to regulate mammalian energy homeostasis and neuroendocrine function. In mice, hypothalamic expression of miR-7 is regulated by metabolic state. In humans, variants in the locus encompassing miR-7 are associated with reduced expression of HNRNPK/MIR-7-1. miR-7 regulates the expression of the noncoding RNAs Cyrano...

Soft Robot Biodegrades Inside Body
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Soft Robot Biodegrades Inside Body

SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS  MATERIALS, MEDICINE, SURGERY Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a magnetic soft millirobot that can grab and release objects, and move around by rolling. The device can be controlled using magnetic fields, and consists of a biodegradable gelatin and iron oxide microparticles.  The technology has significant potential...

Gene variants related to controlling body weight isolated
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Gene variants related to controlling body weight isolated

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. and several other countries, working with Regeneron Genetics Center, has isolated several gene variants that play a role in body weight control. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes how they isolated...

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Semaglutide found to reduce body weight regardless of patient characteristics

by European Association for the Study of Obesity  New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) shows that treatment with the drug semaglutide reduces body weight in adults with overweight or obesity, regardless of their baseline characteristics. However, the study showed that female participants had slightly better results than males and also that...

Study reveals plant compound beats sugar cravings
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Study reveals plant compound beats sugar cravings

by Massey University With millions of people around the world still confined to their homes due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, many have reported over-indulging in home-baking, snacks and sugary treats, potentially leading to increases in body weight. But researchers at Massey University may have found a solution by investigating a plant compound that showed a...

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