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Penn Scientists Map Molecular Regulation of Fat-Cell Genetics
A research team led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has used state-of-the-art genetic technology to map thousands of positions where a molecular "master regulator" of fat-cell... view more (2008-11-05)

Case Western Reserve University study looks at keeping migrant workers' children healthy
As Ohio and Michigan fruit and vegetable farms yield this year's harvest, they also will provide data about the eating choices of Latino migrant children for a Case Western Reserve University researcher.   view more (2008-08-05)

Study links hypertension in obese children to television viewing
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego; the Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego; the University of California, San Francisco; and the University of South Alabama determined that television viewing is not only linked to childhood obesity, but also to hypertension in children,... view more (2007-10-30)

Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness
According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could lead to a lower likelihood of undergoing actual prostate cancer screening.   view more (2008-08-28)

Body weight influenced by thousands of genes
Reporting in the online journal BMC Genetics, researchers from the Monell Center have for the first time attempted to count the number of genes that contribute to obesity and body weight.   view more (2008-01-15)

Too much weight spells double trouble for couples trying to conceive
If both partners in a couple are overweight or obese, they are more likely to have to wait longer before successfully conceiving a child, according to new research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction.   view more (2007-03-07)

Researchers identify new target in fight against obesity
University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists have identified a possible new target for treating obesity and diabetes.   view more (2005-09-20)

Defective lymphatic vessels identified as a novel cause of obesity
Leaky lymphatic vessels are the leading cause of the adult onset obesity observed in a laboratory model developed by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.   view more (2005-09-20)

Is there a relationship between a mother prompting her child to eat and obesity?
The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased significantly since the 1980s. Many factors contribute to childhood obesity; however, parents are in a key position to help shape children's eating behaviors and eating environments.   view more (2006-09-20)

Obesity tied to higher risk of complications in spinal surgery, Jefferson neurosurgeon finds
While obesity is famously tied to increasing risks for heart disease and diabetes, now comes another reason to lose weight: being obese may contribute to a greater likelihood of complications in delicate spine surgery.   view more (2006-10-10)

Holiday gluttony can spell disaster for undiagnosed diabetics
Hearty feasts and couch-potato marathons are holiday traditions, but UT Southwestern Medical Center experts warn that packing on pounds and not exercising could be deadly for the 6 million Americans who have diabetes and don't even know it.   view more (2006-11-20)

Dramatic increase in annual rate of laparoscopic bariatric surgeries
The number of bariatric surgeries performed in the U.S. increased by 450 percent between 1998 and 2002, a growth the researchers say could be linked with use of the minimally invasive laparoscopic technique.   view more (2005-12-20)

New technique determines that the number of fat cells remains constant in all body types
The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established during the teenage years. Changes in fat mass in adulthood can be attributed mainly to... view more (2008-05-12)

A higher risk of obesity for children neglected by parents
Strategies for decreasing a child's risk for obesity often focus on improving eating habits and maintaining a high level of physical activity.   view more (2007-11-14)

Obesity genes revealed
A study of 228 women has revealed genetic variants responsible for body shape. Based on work in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, research published today in the open access journal BMC Genetics identifies natural variation in the human LAMA5 gene as a key determinant of weight.   view more (2008-08-11)

Does the lack of sleep make you fat?
The recent rise in obesity may be partly due to the reduced amount of time we spend asleep, according to new research from the University of Bristol, UK.   view more (2004-12-06)

Esophageal cancer rates climb with obesity; U-M study finds esophagectomy safe in obese patients
The rapidly climbing obesity rates in the United States have created a higher risk of esophageal cancer linked to reflux disease. And this has some surgeons wondering if a currently popular procedure to remove the esophagus is as safe in obese patients.   view more (2007-01-31)

Obesity associated with a lower risk of tuberculosis in older Chinese population
Obese or overweight Chinese individuals age 65 and older have a lower risk of developing tuberculosis than those at a normal weight.   view more (2007-06-26)

Blocking an inter-generational cycle of obesity
Being exposed to high levels of nutrition before birth can influence the development of networks within the brain that regulate appetite to permanently set a pattern of appetite for life, according to researchers from the University of South Australia.   view more (2006-11-22)

Climate change threats to HIV rates
Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).   view more (2008-04-30)

Sedentary lifestyle in early childhood identified as major risk factor for obesity (pp 182, 211)
Research among young children in Scotland in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how the sedentary lifestyle that increases the risk of obesity-common in industrialised countries-can be apparent in children as young as three years of age. Authors of the research and of an accompanying... view more (2004-01-14)

Obesity chokes up the cellular power plant
The machinery responsible for energy production in fat cells is working poorly as a result of obesity. Finnish research done at the University of Helsinki and the National Public Health Institute shows that this may aggravate and work to maintain the obese state in humans.   view more (2008-03-13)

Cattle tuberculosis is on the increase
Foot and mouth may have masked the spread of another cattle killer Cattle being slaughtered. Restrictions on animal movements. Farmers facing ruin. It all sounds horribly familiar to anyone who has lived through Britain`s foot and mouth (FMD) epidemic. This time, though, the culprit is bovine... view more (2002-03-20)

The diabetes epidemic - obesity a major factor
More and more Americans are being diagnosed with diabetes. Is this rise in cases due to better testing, a change in diagnostic criteria, a true rise in incidence, or some combination of these and other factors?   view more (2006-04-20)

Stress affects the diet of school children
An examination of the eating behaviour of children suggests that stress is linked to an increase in unhealthy eating patterns. This is the finding of a study reported today, Thursday 5 September, at The British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference at Sheffield... view more (2002-09-02)
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