Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases

A new Canadian study suggests that individuals who take anti-depressants and/or anti-psychotics and participate in a weight management program can lose weight whether or not they take psychiatric medications, according to a report…

Fasting regimens have gained public and scientific interest in recent years, but fasting shouldn't be dismissed as a fad. In a study published in Cell, Mount Sinai researchers found that fasting reduces inflammation and improves chronic…

CHOP scientist leads largest-ever genome-wide childhood obesity studyCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia An international team of researchers who analyzed data across multiple ethnicities has produced the largest genetic…

The life of a truck driver doesn't lend itself to good health but it doesn't have to be that way.Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication More than 200,000 people are employed as truck drivers in Australia and while their role in…

Credit: Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Research from Saint Louis University finds treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that leads to an improvement in symptoms was associated with a 49 percent lower…

Credit: University of Kentucky Office of Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2019) -- To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, which has…

It turns out that British food isn't that terrible, after all. A global survey has found that when it comes to having the healthiest packaged foods and drinks, the UK tops the charts, with the USA in 2nd place and Australia coming in…

Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology illustrate the metabolic components underlying the pathophysiological process of sepsis that have been a mystery for decades and have the potential to reduce mortality and morbidity…

In new research on the physical behavior of cells undergoing allostatic changes due to local stress, NYU Tandon researchers identify patterns that could lead to diagnosis and treatment of conditions like hypertension, diabetes and aneurysms…

Researchers unravel molecular processes regulating the fate of T cellsCredit: Emma Vought (left) and Sarah Pack (right) The immune system surveils our body looking for things that don't belong, often bacteria and viruses. While…