309 Articles with the topic: Diabetes & Endocrinology
Are Bacteria Foes of Diabetes?
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 week 5 days (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
In mice, researchers uncover link between microbes and metabolic disease prevention. One team noticed that mice developed type 1 diabetes at different rates depending on whether and which strains of bacteria were floating around in their systems. The suggestion? Bacteria may mitigate certain forms of diabetes. We already knew that the darn things like sugar. 
Too Good to Be True? Fat That Keeps You Thin
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Scientists have stumbled on a chemical in the body that could one day prevent or reverse diseases linked to obesity.
Researchers at Harvard University's School of Public Health (H.S.P.H.) report in Cell that palmitoleate, a newly discovered hormone produced by fat cells, is also a fatty acid. (Most hormones are proteins
Container chemical causes controversy
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 17 hours (media.www.spectatornews.com)
The debate over the safety of a chemical ubiquitous in the lives of Americans took center stage at a scientific hearing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday as federal officials, scientists and health advocates gave vastly different assessments of the effects of exposure to bisphenol A...
Fat Molecule Fights Weight Gain
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 17 hours (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
Rearchers have isolated a fat molecule in mice that prevents the animals from storing more fat. The discovery could open a new front in the battle against the bulge if the molecule has the same effect in humans.
The word "fat" typically evokes the image of clogged arteries or cellulite jiggling on a thigh. But fat has a good side, too. Fat cells make up adipose tissue, which helps regulate insulin levels and breaks down dietary fat for energy. This breakdown is accomplished via proteins in fat cells called fatty acidinding proteins
Surgery may help, but not cure, obese children with sleep disorders
sea-maid submitted, created time 2 weeks 1 day (esciencenews.com)
Surgical interventions for many obese children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea may not cure the problem, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL. Obese children are at increased risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that is associated with a decreased quality of life as well as behavioral, neurocognitive, cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, and psychiatric complications
Blocking enzyme could help in rare blood cancer
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 3 days (www.reuters.com)
An enzyme that fights some kinds of cancers may foster the growth of a rare type of leukemia that affects babies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that may lead to new drugs for the hard-to-treat disease. There is also talk of applications in Alzheimer's and diabetes.
The enzyme is called glycogen synthase kinase, or GSK3, and blocking it might be an effective way to treat this type of leukemia--for which chemotherapy is characteristically ineffective. Existing drugs used for bipolar disease seem to do a shaky but effective job.
First lipid hormone discovered
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 3 days (www.sciencenews.org)
An omega-7 fatty acid made by fat and liver cells acts as a hormone, even mimicking the health benefits of insulin...
Researchers Suppress "Hunger Hormone"
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 5 days (www.washingtonpost.com)
A minimally invasive procedure successfully suppressed levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs and led to appetite reduction results similar to bariatric surgery, say Johns Hopkins researchers.
Researchers link BPA exposure to health concerns
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 5 days (www.latimes.com)
In the first large-scale human study of the chemical, some found with bisphenol A in their urine had more than double the normal risk of heart disease and diabetes...
Gastric Bypass Surgery Less Helpful for Diabetics
jerry submitted, created time 2 weeks 6 days (www.time.com)
A new study suggests that the common weight-loss surgery leads to less weight loss in patients with diabetes.
Boosting good fat to burn off the bad
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 1 week (www.nature.com)
To most dieters, no fat is good fat. But in work published this week in Nature, an insight into the origin of a special class of calorie-burning fat cells could lead to new ways of boosting metabolism and combating obesity, researchers say.
This article outlines research suggesting that brown fat cells, which convert energy into heat but remain otherwise mysterious, may not arise from the same tissue as our garden-variety white fat cells
Gentle approach could cripple drug-resistant bugs
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 1 week (www.newscientist.com)
Taking a softly, softly approach to wiping out infection might be the way to beat the evolution of drug resistance in bacteria.
This new technique involves blocking the tularaemia bacterium's ability to sense human hormones. Although testing in human subjects is at least five years off, the bacteria's ability to kill mice was "crippled" by the alterations.
Brain Apolipoprotein E: an Important Regulator of Food Intake in Rats
jerry submitted, created time 1 month 2 weeks (diabetes.diabetesjournals.org)
The worldwide prevalence of obesity is increasing at an alarming rate, along with the associated increased rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. While efforts to address environmental factors responsible for the recent epidemic must continue, investigation into the anorectic functions of potential molecules they present in this paper, such as apolipoprotein (apo) E, offers exciting possibilities for future development of successful anti-obesity therapies
Gum Disease Signals Diabetes Risk
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 3 weeks (well.blogs.nytimes.com)
It’s long been known that oral health is an important indicator for the body’s overall health. Now new research suggests gum disease may predict whether you develop diabetes.
Oxytocin may inhibit social phobia
kavin submitted, created time 2 months 1 week (www.news-medical.net)
Swedish and British scientists have shown using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that the hormone oxytocin can inhibit feelings of anxiety in specific individuals. Their discovery might lead to a better understanding and the improved treatment of psychiatric affections in which people feel distressed when meeting others, such as in cases of autism and social phobia.
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is secreted by the body during massage, childbirth and breastfeeding to induce a calming, analgesic effect
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