Blocking sugar intake may reduce cancer risk or progression in obese and...
Blocking dietary sugar and its activity in tumor cells may reduce cancer risk and progression, according to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine. The study, conducted in fruit flies and...
View ArticleRare eye disease leaves people without an iris
(HealthDay)—You may never have heard of aniridia, a genetic disorder that robs people of their vision. But researchers studying the condition say it could give insight into some common health...
View ArticleCarbonation alters the mind's perception of sweetness
Carbonation, an essential component of popular soft drinks, alters the brain's perception of sweetness and makes it difficult for the brain to determine the difference between sugar and artificial...
View ArticleOverweight, obese are risks for heart disease regardless of metabolic syndrome
Being overweight or obese are risk factors for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) regardless of whether individuals also have the cluster of cardiovascular risk...
View ArticleDiabetes drugs affect hearts of men, women differently
(Medical Xpress)—Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to...
View ArticleResearchers discover molecule behind the benefits of exercise
While it's clear that exercise can improve health and longevity, the changes that occur in the body to facilitate these benefits are less clear. Now researchers publishing in the January issue of Cell...
View ArticleHormone action likely culprit of hypoglycemia after gastric bypass surgery
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that blocking the action of one of the gut hormones can correct post-meal hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in gastric...
View ArticleCause for exaggerated insulin response in subset of bariatric surgery...
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered that altered islet cell function and reduced insulin clearance contribute to excessive post-meal insulin response in patients experiencing low...
View ArticleResearchers identify gene that causes obesity-related metabolic syndrome
(Medical Xpress)—Yale-led research has identified a genetic mutation responsible for the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors that comprise the obesity-related "metabolic syndrome." The study appears...
View ArticleDiet, lifestyle affect prostate cancer risk, studies find
(HealthDay)—Diet and lifestyle can play a role in lowering a man's risk of prostate cancer, according to a trio of new studies.
View ArticleNatural hormone molds leaner bodies in mice
A natural hormone that is increased by physical exercise and by exposure to cold improves blood sugar control, suppresses inflammation, and burns fat to mold leaner bodies in mice, report scientists at...
View ArticleExposure to fungicide, tolyfluanid, disrupts energy metabolism
Mice exposed to the fungicide tolyfluanid (TF) showed metabolic changes similar to those that signify the development of the metabolic syndrome. The results, which were presented Sunday at the joint...
View ArticleLow number of taste buds linked to older age, higher fasting blood sugar
A study finds that the number of taste buds we have on our tongue decreases as we get older, and that the lower the number of taste buds, the more likely for fasting blood glucose (sugar) levels to be...
View ArticlePartnership may soon lead to clinical trials of metabolic syndrome drug
University of Utah researchers have discovered that an enzyme involved in intracellular signaling plays a crucial role in developing metabolic syndrome, a finding that has a U of U spinoff company...
View ArticleDrug that reduces abdominal fat in HIV patients also may reduce fat in liver
The only drug to receive FDA approval for reduction of the abdominal fat deposits that develop in some patients receiving antiviral therapy for HIV infection may also reduce the incidence of fatty...
View ArticleLow-carb diet recommended for diabetics
A new study involving researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and other institutions says patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes should eat a diet low in carbohydrates.
View ArticleAbnormalities within muscle signaling pathways may influence insulin...
Ethnicity plays a significant role in the likelihood of developing certain diseases, such as diabetes. South Asians, for example, are known to be more insulin resistant than other Asians, and...
View ArticleResearchers uncover more clues to how drug reverses obesity, diabetes, fatty...
Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified how a promising drug in clinical trials for the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders improves the metabolism of sugar by...
View ArticleNewly discovered protein has link to gestational diabetes
For at least 40 years, scientists who study how the body metabolizes sugar have accepted one point: there are four enzymes that kick-start the body's process of getting energy from food.
View ArticleTeenagers should exercise like kids to achieve best health outcomes
As little as two minutes of high-intensity exercise four times a day improves health outcomes in adolescents, but the same amount of moderate-intensity exercise does not reap the same rewards,...
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