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Key regulator of blood glucose levels discovered
In many patients with type 2 diabetes, the liver acts like a sugar factory on overtime, churning out glucose throughout the day, even when blood glucose levels are high.   view more (2005-09-08)

Eating less fat may lower breast-cancer risk, have little impact on colon-cancer, heart-disease risk
Adopting a low-fat diet in later life and following such a regimen for nearly a decade does not appear to have a significant impact on reducing the overall risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer or heart disease.   view more (2006-02-08)

Euro funding for University diabetes and exercise research
Researchers at The University of Nottingham are among a network of European scientists who have been awarded EUR12.7 million (around £8.7 million) for a study into the relationship between lack of exercise and the development of diabetes - and the health benefits of regular exercise in its... view more (2005-01-14)

Growth hormone reduces abdominal fat, cardiovascular risk in HIV patients on antiviral therapy
Low-dose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits and improved blood pressure and triglyceride levels in a group of patients with HIV lipodystrophy, a condition involving the redistribution of fat and other metabolic changes in patients receiving combination drug therapy for HIV... view more (2008-08-04)

Exercise reduces risk of heart disease in postmenopausal women
Aerobic exercise significantly decreased the chemical imbalances that can lead to heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women according to a study in the spring issue of the Journal of Women and Aging.   view more (2008-03-18)

Exercise, exercise, rest, repeat -- how a break can help your workout
Taking a break in the middle of your workout may metabolize more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan.    view more (2007-07-18)

Journal SLEEP: Short, long sleep duration is associated with future weight gain in adults
Both short and long sleeping times predict an increased risk of future body weight and fat gain in adults, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.   view more (2008-04-01)

'Supersize me' mice research offers grim warning for America's fast food consumers
It's research that may have you thinking twice before upgrading to the large size at your favorite fast food joint. Saint Louis University research presented this week in Washington, D.C., shows the dangers of high-fat food combined with high fructose corn syrup and a sedentary lifestyle - in other... view more (2007-05-24)

Understanding hypertension in African Americans proves elusive
Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone in African Americans known to potentially cause hypertension, found Michael D. Brown, Ph.D., the senior author of a study in the September issue of Experimental Physiology. Brown is an associate professor of kinesiology at Temple University's... view more (2007-08-16)

Question Of The Century: "Good Genes " Or Attentive Partner?
Marina Butovskaya (Doctor of History), Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, told about that at the recent seminar in the Severtsov Institute for Problems of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences. The discourse was based on the findings of Butovskaya's... view more (2003-06-20)

Bone marrow cell transplants help nerve regeneration
A study carried out by researchers at the Kyoto University School of Medicine and published in the current issue of CELL TRANSPLANTATION (Vol.16 No. 8) has shown that when transplanted bone marrow cells (BMCs) containing adult stem cells are protected by a 15mm silicon tube and nourished with... view more (2007-12-05)

Limiting fructose may boost weight loss, researcher reports
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.    view more (2008-07-25)

Researchers Discover Master Metabolism Regulator with Links to Obesity, Heart Disease, and Malnutrition
Two biologists at Penn State have discovered a master regulator that controls metabolic responses to a deficiency of essential amino acids in the diet.   view more (2007-02-07)

Fat and smart - the perfect combination?
The reason why human babies are so plump is related to the energetic needs of our uniquely enlarged brain claim a team of scientists in the latest edition of the American Journal of Human Biology. Humans are the species with the fattest newborns. Proportionately, our babies are as fat as animals... view more (2004-02-17)

Severely Restricted Diet Linked to Physical Fitness into Old Age
Severely restricting calories leads to a longer life, scientists have proved.   view more (2007-10-25)

Researchers show how air pollution can cause heart disease
New York University School of Medicine researchers provide some of the most compelling evidence yet that long-term exposure to air pollution-even at levels within federal standards-causes heart disease.   view more (2005-12-21)

Tuberculosis: The bacillus takes refuge in adipose cells
A team from the Institut Pasteur has recently shown that the tuberculosis bacillus hides from the immune system in its host's fat cells.   view more (2006-12-21)

Leanest teens are biggest energy users and consumers
Teens who are most physically active and consume the most calories are the leanest, researchers say.   view more (2007-04-09)

Study connects obesity with nervous system
A discovery by Queen's biologists and their students sheds new light on the genetic roots of obesity - a condition that is increasing dramatically in North America and has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer.   view more (2008-01-24)

Can a Mediterranean diet prevent colon cancer?
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are beginning a study to look at whether diet can impact a person's risk of developing colon cancer.   view more (2007-06-14)

Virtual biopsy cuts out need for diagnostic surgery
A non-invasive diagnostic tool to detect surface cancers quickly and painlessly using technology currently employed by gyms to calculate body composition has been developed by a QUT PhD medical physics researcher.   view more (2008-01-18)

A low-carb diet may stunt prostate tumor growth
A diet low in carbohydrates may help stunt the growth of prostate tumors, according to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers.   view more (2007-11-14)

Gene deficiency is a protective barrier to obesity
A search for the molecular clues of longevity has taken Mayo Clinic researchers down another path that could explain why some people who consume excessive calories don't gain weight.   view more (2007-06-27)

Cardiovascular Disease: Diet, Nutrition And Emerging Risk Factors - Launch of the new British Nutrition Foundation Task Force report
Despite improvements in death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD) around the world, CVD remains a leading cause of death and ill health in the UK, where death rates are amongst the highest in the world. Reducing death rates from this disease remains high on the Government's agenda, yet... view more (2005-04-11)

Food labels should list all fats to help cut heart disease, say experts
Food labels should list trans fats as well as cholesterol and saturated fat to help reduce coronary heart disease, say researchers from the University of Oxford in this week's BMJ.   view more (2006-07-28)
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