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Distress signal from fat cells prompts heart to shore up defences against
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 23 (ANI): A stress signal received by the heart from fat could help protect against cardiac damage induced by obesity, a new study led by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests.
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Study explains how a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): During obesity, a person's own fat cells set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can drive to disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response. This can potentially place people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infect
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Study reveals unexpected way by which brown fat cells can burn energy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 11 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, researchers have discovered an unexpected biological by which brown fat cells can translate energy into heat. It is known that when our body is exposed to cold or exercise, small clusters of brown fat cells in our bodies begin t
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Researchers find unexpected way by which brown fat cells can burn energy
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): An unexpected biological pathway has now been identified by researchers by which brown fat cells can translate energy into heat.
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Starch-rich breakfast work as great insulin injection replacement for diab
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): In order to regulate the movement of sugar into liver, muscles and fat cells, people diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes tend to take more insulin injections. But this, in turn, will increase the risk of weight gain and the loss of control of blood sugar levels
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Changing eating pattern could help manage diabetes better than insulin inj
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): People diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes take insulin injections to regulate the movement of sugar into the liver, muscles and fat cells, but this way they are increasing the risk of weight gain and the loss of control of blood sugar levels. So, is there anot
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Early signs of type 2 diabetes in teens can be detected using microRNA: St
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 9 (ANI): A recent study has found how exosomes, tiny nanoparticles released from fat cells, travel through the bloodstream and can help detect type 2 diabetes in teens.
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Healthy fat cells may uncouple obesity from diabetes
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): Turns out, studying about the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in fat metabolism might help to explore alternative ways to control obesity and type 2 diabetes that may involve the use of therapies.
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This could be the reason behind winter weight gain
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): Here's another reason to bask in the sunshine!
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Gaining weight can be prevented with high-fat diet
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 6 (ANI): Good news for people who wish to eat fat and lose weight at the same time, as team of researchers has identified a pathway to prevent fat cells from growing larger that leads to weight gain and obesity.
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