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Biology

Obese and healthy: A new atlas of cells in fat tissue

Pranjal Malewar

It could explain why some overweight people stay healthy, while others do not.

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Health

Proteins and fats enhance insulin, enabling personalized diets

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Proteomic markers predict personalized insulin response to nutrients.

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Health

Creating digital babies for better infant care

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Personalized models forecast infant growth & disease markers.

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Health

Scientists identified cell populations that could be key to treating obesity

Pranjal Malewar

New cells discovered in human omental adipose tissue inhibit fat cell formation.

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Health

Changes in brain neuron shape lead to middle-aged obesity

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Melanocortin-4 receptor neuronal cilia shorten with age, contributing to obesity.

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Health

Women’s reproductive events linked to diabetes, high cholesterol

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Women's life stages and how they affect health later.

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Health

The connection between seasons and dietary choices

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Seasonal daylight changes affect mice's internal clocks and energy metabolism.

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Biology

Unborn babies use gene to control mom’s metabolism

Dr. Prajakta Banik

How fetuses use a "greedy" gene to get more food.

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Health

Incurable vascular diseases: New hope for treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Acetate regulates the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

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Health

Understanding cell type’s responses to exercise could help progress exercise as medicine

Vidya Nagalwade

Exercise may boost human health through cell production.

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Science

Foods with a high fat and sugar content change our brain

Pranjal Malewar

Chocolate bars, crisps and fries - why can't we just ignore them in the supermarket?

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Health

Study identifies a link between late-night eating and obesity

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists find eating time affects how the body stores fat and regulates appetite hormones.

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Health

Two daily fasting diets are effective for weight loss

Amit Malewar

How long should you fast for weight loss?

Low-cal sweeteners? Are they better or worst?
Health

Low-cal sweeteners? Are they better or worst?

Pranjal Malewar

There is a consensus that overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages adds to the predominance of obesity and related comorbidities, for example, type 2 diabetes (T2D)....

Exercise Is Not Key To Controlling Weight
Social Science

The effect of exercise may differ depending on the time of day

Pranjal Malewar

Finding the perfect time to exercise is as much about personal preference as it is physiology. Exercise is supposed to feel good—but if muscles...

3D illustration of glucose-induced insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells.
Health

New discoveries in diabetes call into question some approaches to treatment and research

Pranjal Malewar

Pancreatic islets can offer the details on the normal glucose level in different species. Also, the first programming stays, notwithstanding when the islets are transplanted...

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