by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.032 Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Cell the discovery of BHB-Phe, a novel compound produced by the body that regulates appetite and body weight through interactions with neurons in the brain. Until now, BHB has been known as a compound...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Study finds enzyme in the brain is a ‘metastat’ for body weight
by Mallory Locklear, Yale University Credit: Michael S. Helfenbein An enzyme found in the brain acts as a major regulator of body weight, Yale researchers have discovered. In a new study, they found that removing the enzyme from neurons in a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus led mice to gain weight and...
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How can body weight affect the mortality risk of excessive drinkers?
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While research has long shown a higher risk of death linked to alcoholism for people with overweight, a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence has found that people with underweight who drink excessively may be at an even higher risk of dying from heart disease,...
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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...
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Smartwatch Tracks Levels of Medication in the Body for Personalized Dosing
Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the Stanford School of Medicine have developed a smartwatch that uses electrochemical analysis to track levels of a drug in the body by analyzing a patient’s sweat. The system could help with finding the correct drug and dose for a given patient in order to maximize...
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