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29/07/18 -
Event
MGB-OAGB meeting
Under the Chairmanship of Professor Miguel A Carbajo, the 5th Annual MGB – OAGB Conference, Valladolid, Spain, June 28-29, 2018, had 231 attendees from 35 countries – 35% from Latin America, 34% from...
25/07/18 -
Research
Kinase and obesity
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have uncovered the mechanism by which brown fat cells are activated to generate heat and eliminate excess fat...
25/07/18 -
Research
Prostate cancer
It is known that a high-fat diet (HFD) leads to obesity and chronic inflammation, and studies conducted on mice have shown that HFD could be associated with progression and survival of prostate...
25/07/18 -
Research
Brain responses to food
Researchers at the University of Vermont have reported that in a study with children certain regions of the brain reacted more strongly to being rewarded with food than being rewarded with money, and...
24/07/18 -
Research
ENLIGHTEN Elipse Balloon trial
Allurion Technologies has completed enrolment in ENLIGHTEN, a US clinical trial for the Elipse Balloon a procedureless gastric balloon for weight loss. Allurion expects to use the data from this...
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20/02/19 -
Research
Obesity and genes
A child's risk of obesity as they grow up can be influenced by modifications to their DNA prior to birth, a new University of Southampton study has shown. These changes, known as epigenetic...
19/02/19 -
Research
Lypla1 gene
Susceptibility to obesity, insulin resistance and other cardio-metabolic traits may also be dependent on a person's sex. An international research team of the University of California (UCLA),...
19/02/19 -
Research
High-protein, low-calorie diet
Geriatricians have long struggled with how to recommend safe weight loss for seniors, because dropping pounds can lead to muscle and bone loss. However, a high-protein, low-calorie diet helps older...
