MAY 15, 2024 by Tokyo University of Science The menthyl esters of valine (MV) and isoleucine (MI) are multi-faceted molecules with enhanced anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity activities. The discovery and development of such molecules can result in newer classes of therapeutic drugs to treat a wide range of metabolic disorders. Credit: Gen-ichiro Arimura from Tokyo University...
Michael Orsini, Professor, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies | School of Political Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Fady Shanouda, Assistant Professor, Critical Disability Studies, Carleton University. Following news of Ozempic’s ability to help its users lose weight, it did not take long for fat-haters to surface. (Justin Katigbak/Disabled And Here) The headlines squeal with...
by Linda Koffmar, The Swedish Research Council Co-expression of fibroblast and adipocyte markers suggest lipomatosis is driven by adipogenic transdifferentiation of medullary fibroblasts. Immunofluorescence staining of lymph nodes (LNs) with lipomatosis. (A) Presence of adipocytes (perilipin, magenta) and fibroblasts (alpha smooth muscle actin; αSMA, green) in medullary cords. Arrowheads indicate adipocytes present in the layer of medullary...
by University of Jyväskylä Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women’s ability to use fat as an energy source. A study published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseasesand conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä shows that menopausal state or blood estrogen...
by University of East Anglia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use the body’s fat stores to fight infection. The research, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help develop new approaches to treating people with bacterial infections. The research team...
by University of Bristol Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has found that changes in body fat impact early markers of heart health more than changes in body muscle, suggesting there are greater benefits to be expected from losing fat than from gaining muscle. The observational study, led by researchers from the University of Bristol, was published...
Milk is among those product that we would find in most shopping baskets in most stores at any time. People drink it straight and use it for cooking. But which one is better – whole, low fat or nonfat? Which one will help you live longer? Biological age is a concept, which allows calculating someone’s...
By Rich Haridy In addition to seeking ways to enhance fat metabolism and increasing our understanding of the genetics of weight gain, one of the major avenues of current obesity research essentially involves trying to figure out ways to get people to eat less. But what if we tackled the problem from a different angle?...
A new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an obesogenic diet by reducing the storage of lipids in fat cells and limiting weight gain and the production of triglycerides. Rats that consumed the caffeine extracted from mate tea gained 16% less weight and accumulated 22% less body...
by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—Diets heavy in red meat and fatty foods could help spur a leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, new research suggests. The study found that people who ate more typical Western diets were three times more likely to develop an eye condition that robs you of your central...
