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Research finds fat may secretly fuel Alzheimer's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists discovered that tiny messengers released by fat tissue, called extracellular vesicles, can carry harmful signals that accelerate the buildup of amyloid-b plaques in the brain.
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Research explains why late-night eating leads to weight gain, diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes. The connection between eating time, sleep and obesity is well-known but poorly understood, with research showing that over-nutrition can disrupt c
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Study: High aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): A study has found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome. The study also found that the amount of fat tissue in the body has distorted the results obtained in several previous studies on the protective effect of aerobic
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Study looks at why late-night eating increases obesity risk
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Obesity afflicts approximately 42 percent of the U.S. adult population and contributes to the onset of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and other conditions. While popular healthy diet mantras advise against midnight snacking, few studies have c
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Scientists eavesdrop on communication between fat and brain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease.
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Study reveals ideas about relationship among diabetes, fat and cardiovascu
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): A team of scientists describe a series of studies designed to determine the relationship among insulin, fats and the vascular system and identified a new pathway in which the cells lining the blood vessels - called endothelial cells - drive the body's metabol
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Study details how chemical compound can promote healthy ageing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Baton Rouge (Louisiana) [US], April 22 (ANI): According to a new study, a chemical compound named BAM15, mitochondrial uncoupler, can prevent sarcopenic obesity, or age-related muscle loss accompanied by an increase in fat tissue.
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Study finds origins of diabetes may diff in men, women
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], March 24 (ANI): Researchers have looked at how fat tissue from different parts of the body may lead to diabetes onset in men and women.
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Well-functioning fat linked to fewer old age ailments: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Copenhagen studied the link between ageing, exercise and fat tissue function in Danish men.
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Well-functioning fat key to fewer old age ailments, suggests study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 22 (ANI): Fat tissues play a pivotal role in human health. However, with age, they lose function and can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise have the potential to counteract this deterioration, according
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Pregnancy weight gain linked to growth patterns in daughters: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], February 9 (ANI): People often say obesity is hereditary. But how much of it is true? According to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fa
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Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissue or adipose tissue.
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