News tagged with appetite suppressant

Brain molecule reduces food intake

Researchers at Imperial College London have identified a new appetite suppressant for promoting weight loss that they say works in rodents and may one day be used to develop an effective anti-obesity treatment.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Clash of the crayfish: Why the Americans are winning

Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Britain's native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hackers attack petition to free Chinese artist

Hackers based in China have disrupted an online petition signed by nearly 100,000 people which urges Beijing to free outspoken artist Ai Weiwei, the website operator said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Watchdog group makes 2nd push to ban diet pill

(AP) -- For the second time in five years, public health advocates are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a fat-blocking drug sold over-the counter and via prescription, pointing to new reports of kidney ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds leptin restores fertility, may improve bone health in lean women

Women with extremely low body fat, including runners and dancers, as well as women with eating disorders, are prone to develop hypothalamic amenorrhea, a condition in which their menstrual periods cease, triggering such serious ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fruit fly's response to starvation could help control human appetites

Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the molecular mechanisms triggered by starvation in fruit flies that enhance the nervous system's response to smell, allowing these insects and presumably vertebrates—including ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA approves new drug for advanced melanoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the use of ipilimumab for the treatment of previously treated metastatic melanoma. It is the first drug approved for metastatic, or advanced, melanoma is more than a decade.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quasar's belch solves longstanding mystery (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- When two galaxies merge to form a giant, the central supermassive black hole in the new galaxy develops an insatiable appetite. However, this ferocious appetite is unsustainable.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 22 | with audio podcast

As Americans keep getting fatter, doctors ask: Where are the drugs?

In their quest to find drugs to curb obesity, scientists have had about as much success as long-term dieters who want to stay thin - which is to say, very little. In fact, the last year has been so bleak on the research front ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 35

Thought for food: New research shows imagining food consumption reduces actual consumption

If you're looking to lose weight, it's okay to think about eating your favorite candy bar. In fact, go ahead and imagine devouring every last bite — all in the name of your diet.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetes drug may have killed 500 in France: authorities

French health authorities sounded an alert Tuesday to patients who took a diabetes drug believed to have killed 500 people over three decades in France before it was banned last year.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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