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Side view of personal fitness female trainer helping motivated fat woman lose weight outside running
Health

Regular exercisers have healthier belly fat

Dr. Prajakta Banik

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

Health

Seeking participants for low oxygen and weight study

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Lower oxygen levels can help with weight loss, it could lead to new ways to manage weight and improve metabolic health.

Woman measures her weight by standing her feet on scale on a blue background
Health

Let’s rethink fatness, academic suggests

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The Acceptance of fatness.

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Health

Weight changes with common Antidepressants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Antidepressant-induced weight changes.

Young woman sitting on sofa at home
Health

Oxytocin may treat obesity and postnatal depression

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Obesity and postpartum depression are linked to loss of TRPC5.

Happy girls in the park
Health

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

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Studying genetic complexity in puberty timing.

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Health

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

Amit Malewar

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

Pregnant woman relaxing in living room
Health

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

Pranjal Malewar

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

Health

Plant-based low-carb diets for gradual weight control

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Weight change in relation to low-carb diet macronutrients.

Image showing female nutritionist that gives consultation to patient indoors in the office.
Health

Twin studies show vegan diet boosts heart health

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Cardiometabolic consequences of omnivorous vs. vegan diets.

Suncus murinus
Technology

Obesity-resistant shrews can aid weight loss in mice

Pranjal Malewar

Transplanting gut microbes from an obesity-resistant shrew can improve microbiome diversity.

Lacto vegetarian diet concept.
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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Health

Political views and welfare attitudes impact obesity perception

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Weight stigma, welfare attitudes, and politics in a British survey.

Hand holding thermometer
Health

The study reveals personal variations in body temperature

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Using unsupervised learning to define typical oral temperature ranges in outpatients.

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Health

Weight control may help women live longer

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Maintaining a healthy weight may help women live to 90, 95, or 100.

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Health

Python parasite found in Australian woman’s brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Human neural larva migrans Linked to ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid.

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Health

Obesity drug enhances learning in people with obesity

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Liraglutide's brain-boosting potential in obesity management.

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AI & Machine Learning

AI sees through the darkness like daylight

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Heat-assisted detection and ranging: A new way to see in the dark.

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Health

Time-restricted eating: A new way to prevent diabetes and obesity?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Circadian eating: a new way to prevent type 2 diabetes?

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Health

Hip replacement surgery: NHS needs to change weight policies

Dr. Prajakta Banik

BMI policies reduce access to hip replacement surgery.

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Neuroscience

How chronic stress drives the brain to crave comfort food?

Amit Malewar

Stress can override natural satiety cues to drive more food intake and boost cravings for sweets.

Patient receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in their arm
Health

Study discovers obesity amplifies loss of COVID-19 vaccination immunity

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Obesity-associated factors contributing to reduce longevity of COVID-19 vaccine immunity.

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Health

Fasting diet could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Pranjal Malewar

The first study to assess how the body processes and uses glucose after eating a meal.

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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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Science

Research reveals a protein that regulates body weight

Amit Malewar

The discovery deepens our understanding of the way our bodies respond to food.

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Science

How brain cells use fat determines weight gain in mice

Pranjal Malewar

The study could help scientists identify a potential target for treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

How human fat cells are affected by age?
Health

How human fat cells are affected by age?

Pranjal Malewar

A growing awareness of the health toll attributable to obesity in modern, industrialized nations has added importance to efforts to understand the causes and...

Losing weight and keeping it off linked to cardiometabolic benefits
Health

Losing weight and keeping it off linked to cardiometabolic benefits

Pranjal Malewar

Maintaining weight loss is associated with more favorable heart disease, stroke, and diabetes risk factors compared to regaining weight after three years.

Eating nuts may help prevent excessive weight gain
Health

Eating nuts may help prevent excessive weight gain

Pranjal Malewar

Substituting half a daily serving of unhealthy foods with nuts may help stave off gradual weight gain.

Health

Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight

Pranjal Malewar

More than six out of ten grown-ups in the UK are overweight, and one of every four adults is obese. By age five, just...

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