News tagged with fat body
Overweight men have poorer sperm count
Overweight or obese men, like their female counterparts, have a lower chance of becoming a parent, according to a comparison of sperm quality presented at a European fertility meeting Monday.
Medicine & Health / Overweight and Obesity
Jul 04, 2011 |
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'Wrong'-time eating reduces fertility in fruit flies
Dieticians will tell you it isn't healthy to eat late at night: it's a recipe for weight gain. In fruit flies, at least, there's another consequence: reduced fertility.
Jun 07, 2011 |
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Feast or famine: Researchers identify leptin receptor's sidekick as a target for appetite regulation
A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida and Washington University School of Medicine adds a new twist to the body of evidence suggesting human obesity is due in part to genetic factors. While studying hormone receptors in laboratory m ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Designer probiotics could reduce obesity
Specially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that have a role in the prevention or treatment of conditions ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Body fat distribution associated with a higher risk of ER-negative breast cancer
Body fat distribution does not play an important role in the incidence of every subtype of premenopausal breast cancer, but is associated with an increased risk for estrogen receptor (ER)–negative breast cancer, according ...
Dec 15, 2010 |
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New study reports effects of endurance running
Using a mobile MRI unit, researchers followed runners for two months along a 4,500-kilometer course to study how their bodies responded to the high-stress conditions of an ultra-long-distance race, according to a study presented ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Genes link puberty timing and body fat in women
Scientists have discovered 30 new genes that control the age of sexual maturation in women. Notably, many of these genes also act on body weight regulation or biological pathways related to fat metabolism. The study, which ...
Nov 21, 2010 |
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More fat around internal organs may mean more complications after liver surgery
The amount of intra-abdominal fat appears to be associated with the risk of complications following major liver surgery, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery. However, appearing overweight or hav ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Internal body clock controls fat metabolism, study shows
UC Irvine researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms – the internal body clock – regulate fat metabolism. This helps explain why people burn fat more efficiently at certain times of day and could lead to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2010 |
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One in four military applicants denied due to obesity
At a time when American military forces are stretched thin overseas, a growing number of potential recruits are too fat to enlist, according to an analysis by Cornell economists.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Prevention still the best medicine
Although the debate continues about the screening and treatment of illnesses such as breast cancer, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, there is one fundamental piece of advice all physicians agree on: ...
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Too much TV, video and computer can make teens fatter: study
Too much television, video games and Internet can increase body fat in teens. A five-year study from the University of Montreal and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, has fo ...
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Scientists discover new protein that gets to the roots of obesity and osteoporosis
Here's good news for anyone trying to lose weight or has osteoporosis: Scientists from Maine are on the trail of a weight loss drug that may revolutionize how we treat these two conditions. In a new research report published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 31, 2010 |
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A moment on the lips, a year on the hips
A short period of excess food consumption can have long term effects on your body weight and fat storage even after the initial weight is lost. A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism has fo ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Mouse stem cell study offers new insights into body fat distribution
New research being presented today at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Nottingham shows that adding fat to mouse stem cells grown in the lab affects their response to the signals that push them ...
Jul 11, 2010 |
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