TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| The Neuron-Behavior Link In Rett Syndrome A link between certain behaviors and the lack of the protein associated with Rett Syndrome - a devastating autism spectrum disorder - demonstrates the importance of MeCP2 (the protein) and reveals never-before recognized functions associated with aggression and obesity, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the current issue of the journal Neuron. "This protein is critical for the proper function of majority of neurons," said Dr. Huda Y. medicalnewstoday.com |
Height Of Black Women Declining; Obesity Might Be Related To Cause, Study Finds A yet-to-be-released study has found shorter heights among black women born around 1980 compared with those born in the mid-1960s, a disparity that might be linked to obesity among black women, the Washington Post reports. medicalnewstoday.com |
Annual Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship In Child Health Features National Expert In Child Obesity Prevention The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus will host the third annual Michael & Susan Dell Lectureship in Child Health at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Amphitheater in Austin. Obesity expert Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D., M.P.H. medicalnewstoday.com |
Probiotics Help Gastric-Bypass Patients Lose Weight More Quickly, Stanford Study Shows New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics suggests that the use of a dietary supplement after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can help obese patients to more quickly lose weight and to avoid deficiency of a critical B vitamin. medicalnewstoday.com |
Correlation Between Incidental Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease And Carotid Atherosclerosis Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is often caused by abdominal obesity, which is also one of the main causes of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The latter, in turn, is an important cardiovascular risk factor, and has been found to be associated with the presence of carotid atherosclerotic lesions. It is therefore understandable that an association may exist between NAFLD and carotid lesions. medicalnewstoday.com |