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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 finds how liver and immune cells communicate while fasting
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], February 9 (ANI): People often fast for losing weight. Sometimes they do it for better digestion. Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is known about how immune responses mig
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Study finds scale of prevalence of condition that causes type 2 diabetes,
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], January 5 (ANI): A research at the University of Birmingham has shown for the first time the scale of the impact of a condition associated with benign tumours that can lead to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Twin Health expands its operations in India; appoints Prabh Singh as its C
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Twin Health, makers of the Whole-Body Digital Twin™ technology, today announced the appointment of Prabh Singh as the CEO for its India operations. Founded in 2018, Twin Health invented the Whole-Body Digital Twin&
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Adults with ADHD at higher risk of physical conditions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to a large register-based study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, adults with ADHD are at an increased risk of a wide range of physical conditions, including the nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases.
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Study suggests adults with ADHD at higher risk of wide range of physical c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): Adults with ADHD are at an increased risk of a wide range of physical conditions, including nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases, according to a large register-based study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
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Experts say rare genetic defect in humans might cause serious metabolic di
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): A rare genetic defect that affects the so-called ALG2 gene can cause serious metabolic diseases in humans, said experts, adding that it does so through the defective formation of proteins and sugar molecules. Till now, its rareness and complexity made it diff
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Rare genetic defect can cause serious metabolic diseases in human
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): A rare genetic defect that affects the so-called ALG2 gene can cause serious metabolic diseases in humans, said experts, adding that it does so through the defective formation of proteins and sugar molecules. Till now, its rareness and complexity made it diffi
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Here's how exercising during pregnancy may save kids from health problems
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): While performing physical exercise is beneficial for all, a recent study has highlighted the benefits of exercising during pregnancy to pregnant women and their offsprings. It says women who perform exercise significantly reduce their children's chances of de
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Study: Exercise during pregnancy may save kids from health problems as adu
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Exercising during pregnancy may let women significantly reduce their children's chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests.
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New treatment in development for irritable bowel syndrome with constipatio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): As rapid-release, cramp-inducing doses of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDC) have previously shown promise in treating constipation, but further development has been hampered by the abdominal pain associated with the sudden release of CDC--in preclinical studies.
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Scientists discover protein that appears to play an important role in obes
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): Scientists at Scripps Research have come up with an unexpected finding of a protein that is highly expressed in fat tissue. The study has opened the door to critical new understandings about obesity, metabolism and potentially other diseases.
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