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For obese patients undergoing a gastric bypass, such as the commonly used Roux-en-Y procedure, the surgery is extensive. “It basically changes the whole anatomy of
For obese patients undergoing a gastric bypass, such as the commonly used Roux-en-Y procedure, the surgery is extensive. “It basically changes the whole anatomy of
Obesogens, such as the extensively studied fungicide tributyltin (TBT), can act in a variety of ways to promote fat storage and adipose tissue production, often
Doctors wrote 259 million opioid prescriptions for Americans in 2012, enough to medicate every adult in the country. Drug overdoses are eclipsing car crashes as a leading cause of accidental death for
When animals eat, gut bacteria numbers spike. It also appears that the organisms have a means of limiting growth: by sending signals to their host
Between October 2013 and July 2014, six healthy, middle-aged men reported to Temple University Hospital in north Philadelphia. For seven days, researchers confined each subject
Several years ago, antiobesity drug development was not looking so hot. In 2007, Sanofi-Aventis failed to win US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for
Dopamine surges in the brain associated with eating sugary food are diminished in mice after surgery that bypasses their duodenums, according to a paper published
A person’s gut is full of microbes some beneficial, some not. Friend or foe, these bacteria must be prevented from accessing the rest of the
Sanofi will use technology licensed from Hanmi Pharmaceutical to develop a portfolio of long-acting diabetes treatments. The licensing agreement, announced today, indicates that the technology,
Brown fat the form of adipose tissue that burns, rather than stores, energy was only recently discovered to exist in adult humans. For decades, researchers
Antioxidants decrease the levels of DNA-damaging, cancer-causing reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are formed during normal metabolism. Yet clinical trials that evaluated the health benefits
Helicobacter pylori causes stomach ulcers and is linked to gastric cancer. How does this microbe survive in the destructive environment of the stomach? Huang et
Since the year 2000, a concerted campaign against malaria has led to unprecedented levels of intervention coverage across sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the effect of this
To understand whether the human skin microbiome can affect the ability of a bacterial pathogen to cause an infection, researchers have had to rely on observational
Part of the innate immune system, white blood cells called neutrophils circulate in the blood and are the first responders to an influenza respiratory infection,
For HIV to develop into full-blown AIDS, the virus must deplete a subset of immune cells called CD4+ T cells, disabling an infected person’s adaptive
Multiple system atrophy (MSA), a neurodegenerative disorder resembling Parkinson’s disease, was first described in 1960, but the distinction between the causes of MSA and Parkinson’s
Growing up on a dairy farm protects children from allergy, hay fever, and asthma. A mechanism linking exposure to this endotoxin (bacterial lipopolysaccharide)–rich environment with protection has
The future of medical sensors may be going down the tubes. Chemists are developing tiny devices made from carbon nanotubes wrapped with polymers to detect
The types of lipids mice consume affect the composition of their gut microbiota, which influences whether the animals develop obesity-related inflammation, according to a study
Scientists at UC Davis have found that early exposure to inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin 2, can stymie the activity of CD4 T cells, immune
A magnetic blood filtering device is under development by start-up company MediSieve to capture and remove red blood cells infected with drug resistant malaria. The
Is consuming sugar-sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice associated with excess risk for developing type 2 diabetes? To answer this question, researchers performed
It starts with a tick bite. This may be followed by the characteristic bullseye rash. And then the other symptoms of Lyme disease appear. Fever,
Certain mutations that seem to confer antibiotic resistance in three different pathogenic bacterial species also provide a growth advantage and increased virulence during an infection,
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