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

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

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Managing physical and cognitive impairments in post-COVID-19 syndrome

Symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome changed little for nearly 1,000 individuals in their second year.

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The impact of preconception health on pregnancy and childhood

Smoking and soda consumption have decreased, but overweight and obesity rates continue to rise.

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A newly discovered population of neurons regulates food intake

A new population of neurons that is responsive to the hormone leptin.

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Link between childhood obesity and socioeconomic vulnerability

The pandemic may also have reinforced this trend.

Risk of liver cancer relapse in relation to obesity and diabetes

Risk of liver cancer relapse to obesity and diabetes

This study is expected to contribute to the early detection of cancer recurrence.

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Healthy recipes and meal boxes: A solution to child obesity

Success of meal boxes in treating childhood obesity.

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Regular exercisers have healthier belly fat

People with obesity who exercise regularly have healthier belly fat and store fat better than those who don't exercise.

Heart disease impacts middle-income countries more

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still the leading cause of death in 55 ESC member countries, with middle-income countries hit hardest.

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Brain-protective molecules by IOCB Prague

The modified CART neuropeptide is more stable, reduces appetite, and protects the brain from harmful tau proteins linked to Alzheimer's.

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Poor health and stress in 20s harm cognition in 40s

Early adulthood CRP changes linked to midlife cognition.

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Oxytocin may treat obesity and postnatal depression

Obesity and postpartum depression are linked to loss of TRPC5.

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Biggest genetic study on girls’ puberty age links it to weight gain

Studying genetic complexity in puberty timing.

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Is coffee good or bad for health?

Genome-wide studies of coffee intake in UK/US Europeans.

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High-fat diets may increase anxiety levels

High-fat diets affect gut-brain signaling and induce anxiety in male rats.

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Obese women as teens or young adults have a higher stroke risk by age 55

In contrast, men did not have the same increased ischemic stroke risk.

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The effects of exercising during pregnancy on offspring’s health

Maternal obesity in mice increases microRNA levels in the hypothalamus in offspring, leading to overeating.

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Technology alone can’t replace human coaching in obesity treatment

Technology alone resulted in worse weight loss compared to tech and a telehealth coach.

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Scientists identified cell populations that could be key to treating obesity

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

Scientists found a protein that turns off brown fat activity

Can brown fat help in the fight against obesity?

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The sharp increase in childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMI data from over 1 million children in England will cost society post-pandemic obesity rates.

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Shifting arterial disease patterns in diabetes

Peripheral arterial complications in Type 1 Diabetes & Type 2 Diabetes.

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Obese women don’t need to put on extra kilos during pregnancy, study

The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned.

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Changes in brain neuron shape lead to middle-aged obesity

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

Waist-to-height ratio is a better indicator of fat obesity in young people than BMI

The waist-to-height ratio correlates better than BMI with DEXA measurements of fat mass.

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Impact of obesity on mice liver function

Opposite metabolic dysregulation in obese liver.

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