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Scientists redefine obesity with discovery of physiological and molecular
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): Scientists have identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that may have lifelong consequences for health, disease and response to medication. The findings offer a more nuanced understanding of obesity than curre
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Researchers develop a novel method to unveil hidden genome
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): Thousands of short RNA sequences that code for microproteins and peptides have been identified, opening new avenues for disease research and drug development.
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World Birth Defects Day: WHO seeks to raise awareness, intensifies measure
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has defined birth defects as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life. They can be identified during pregnancy, at birth and at times, detected only later. Birth d
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Substantial weight loss may decrease risk of severe COVID-19 complications
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Cleveland [US], December 30 (ANI): A new study found that among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60 per cent lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection.
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Increased sleeping hours associated with lower cardiometabolic risk
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], June 5 (ANI): While six hours of sleep is considered adequate for adults, a new study revealed that increasing the sleep duration can aid in the reduction of cardiometabolic risk or the risk of heart disease and metabolic disorders.
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Common chemicals can increase risk of metabolic disorders: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 21 (ANI): Do you know that your everyday exposure to everyday harmful chemicals can land you into serious trouble?
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Genetic metabolic disorder linked with DNA mutation, claims study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Researchers have identified that genetic metabolic disorder is linked with DNA mutation.
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Rotational shifts are disrupting your metabolism
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 10 (ANI): Changes in work shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases the risk of obesity and diabetes and other metabolic disorders, which ultimately also raises the risk of heart diseases, stroke and cancer.
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Tackling diabetes amongst pregnant women
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder caused due to either insulin deficiency or decreased sensitivity to action of insulin.
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Fasting after every two days may help fight obesity
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 18 (ANI): Are unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyle taking a toll on your body weight? Then here's a solution---one day of fasting after every two days may help to fight obesity and other metabolic disorders, suggests a recent study.
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Timely diagnosis of rare diseases is important, urge experts
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 15 (ANI): The early diagnosis of rare diseases holds paramount importance, according to experts.
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