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Blood on the menu: New research could make it easier to grow health-promoting blood oranges

For the red pigmentation to develop, blood oranges normally require a period of cold as they ripen. The only place to reliably grow them on a commercial scale is in the Sicilian area of Italy around Mount ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Exercise boosts health by influencing stem cells to become bone, not fat, researchers find

McMaster researchers have found one more reason to exercise: working out triggers influential stem cells to become bone instead of fat, improving overall health by boosting the body's capacity to make blood.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Micro-RNA blocks the effect of insulin in obesity

(PhysOrg.com) -- German researchers have discovered a new mechanism that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in obesity.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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

Eskimo study suggests high consumption of omega-3s reduces obesity-related disease risk

A study of Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska, who on average consume 20 times more omega-3 fats from fish than people in the lower 48 states, suggests that a high intake of these fats helps prevent obesity-related chronic diseases ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds more breaks from sitting are good for waistlines and hearts

It is becoming well accepted that, as well as too little exercise, too much sitting is bad for people's health. Now a new study has found that it is not just the length of time people spend sitting down that can make a difference, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Polluted air increases obesity risk in young animals

Exposure to polluted air early in life led to an accumulation of abdominal fat and insulin resistance in mice even if they ate a normal diet, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Enzyme action could be target for diabetes, heart disease treatments

Cardiac researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found a new cellular pathway that could help in developing therapeutic treatments for obesity-related disorders, like diabetes and heart disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Halloween candy: Facts and myths

(PhysOrg.com) -- A holiday devoted to vampires, goblins and ghouls is a recipe for a ghastly night of fright. But false stories of marauding strangers and poison-laced candy can make the evening scarier than ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain might be key to leptin's actions against type 1 diabetes

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in type 1 diabetes.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Walnuts, walnut oil, improve reaction to stress

A diet rich in walnuts and walnut oil may prepare the body to deal better with stress, according to a team of Penn State researchers who looked at how these foods, which contain polyunsaturated fats, influence ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Back to basics: Researcher takes a closer look at hormone secreted by fat cells

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researcher and clinician Edmond P. Wickham III, M.D., is examining how fat cells may directly contribute to health problems related to being overweight.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why fish oils work swimmingly against diabetes

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so effective in reducing chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Obesity and diabetes: Immune cells in fat tissue explain the link

Inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue may explain the link between obesity and diabetes, a team of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers in Melbourne, Australia, has shown.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combination treatment for obesity leads to substantial reductions in body weight

Combination treatment for obesity using the drugs naltrexone and bupropion, plus diet and exercise, helps reduce bodyweight by a mean of 5% or more over a year, depending on the dosage used. The findings of the COR-I study ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Stem cells from fat may help heal bone

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wounded soldiers may one day be treated with stem cells from their own fat using a method under development at UC Davis.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0