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GPs give ineffective weight loss advice to patients with obesity

When doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not...

RCT finds financial incentives add additional boost to weight-loss programmes

Paying cash to people living with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities – is more...

LINX Reflux Management System improves GERD symptoms and significantly reduced PPI use

Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA), utilising the LINX Reflux Management System (LINX, Torax Medical, part of Johnson & Johnson),...

Infection of visceral fat cells may contribute to severe COVID-19 more than subcutaneous fat

Experiments conducted in Brazil by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the University of São Paulo (USP) have...

AMGEN presents ‘encouraging’ AMG 133 weight loss results

Amgen revealed new Phase 1 data from AMG 133, a novel bispecific glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonist...

Residue from dishwasher agents destroys protective layer in gut

Residue from rinse agents left behind on dishes after they are cleaned in professional-grade dishwashers, damages the natural protective...

Three quarters of NHS trusts in England do not have a child weight management service

Over three quarters of acute NHS trusts in England (77%) do not have a child weight management service, despite being responsible for...

Self-powered ingestible sensor tracks gastrointestinal health

UC San Diego Researchers have developed a self-powered ingestible sensor system designed to monitor metabolites in the small intestine...

Boston Scientific agree to acquire Apollo Endosurgery for US$615 million

Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apollo Endosurgery, for a cash price of $10 per share, reflecting an...

ABLATE WEIGHT study to assess gastric fundus ablation combined with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty

US researchers have enrolled the first patient in the ABLATE WEIGHT study that is investigating the effects of gastric fundus ablation...

Journal Watch 18/12/2024

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True You Weight Loss to initiate two clinical trials assessing gastric fundal mucosal ablation

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Obesity-related brain changes can be reversed after bariatric surgery

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