After weight-loss surgery, new gut bacteria keep obesity away | Fox News

After weight-loss surgery, new gut bacteria keep obesity away | Fox News: "These elegant experiments show that you can mimic the action of surgery with something less invasive," said Dr. Francesco Rubino of Catholic University in Rome and a pioneer in gastric-bypass surgery. "For instance, you might transfer bacteria or even manipulate the diet" to encourage slimming bacteria and squelch fattening kinds, said Rubino, who was not involved in the study.

Novel stem cell technique may transform liver and pancreatic transplant therapies | Fox News

Novel stem cell technique may transform liver and pancreatic transplant therapies | Fox News: Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a new technique for creating stem cells of the human liver and pancreas – a breakthrough that could significantly transform the future of transplant therapies.

The novel method involves altering the signal pathways of cells specific to the human foregut – the upper portion of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Through this manipulation, researchers were able to stop the cells from developing fully and push them into a state of constant self-renewal.

Transplant Without Immune Drugs May Work, Study Finds - Bloomberg

Transplant Without Immune Drugs May Work, Study Finds - Bloomberg: The cells, which survived for 10 months, showed signs ofinsulin production, according to a study released today by theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The newapproach may lead to diabetes therapies, as well as open thepossibility of other types of tissue transplants where sideeffects of immune suppression may outweigh the benefits.

Study finds text messaging effective for weight loss | mobihealthnews

Study finds text messaging effective for weight loss | mobihealthnews: People in a Weight Watchers program who received motivational and reminder text messages lost an average of 4.5 pounds more in a 12-week period than those who were left to their own volition, a newly published study found. Text messaging also showed promise for increasing exercise and promoting other healthy behaviors, according to researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Va.

Daily Self-weighing Helps Study Participants Lose Weight

Duke Global Health Institute postdoctoral associate in the Obesity Prevention Program, Dori M. Steinberg, PhD, RD, a UNC Gillings School alumna, has found that a weight-loss approach including daily self-weighing, along with a weekly email that includes tailored feedback and lessons about nutrition and physical activity, could result in clinically meaningful weight loss.

Daily Weigh-In May Help Dieters Lose

Daily Weigh-In May Help Dieters Lose: While most weight loss programs don't encourage the practice, a new study suggests that daily weighing may be better for weight loss and weight control than weekly or less frequent weighing.

People in the study who weighed every day lost more weight or maintained their weight better than people who did not.

The early findings must be confirmed, but researcher Jennifer A. Linde, PhD, tells WebMD that daily weighing may serve the same function as keeping track of daily food intake and exercise.

Obesity impacts length of survival following pancreatic cancer diagnosis, study shows | cleveland.com

Obesity impacts length of survival following pancreatic cancer diagnosis, study shows | cleveland.com: Many studies have shown the link between a high body mass index (BMI) and the increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer. But researchers in Boston wanted to see if BMI had any effect on the aggressiveness of the disease or on a patient’s survival after diagnosis.

Obesity and Diabetes: 'Public Enemy No. 1' - MedCity News

Obesity and Diabetes: 'Public Enemy No. 1' - MedCity News: The numbers don’t lie ’ type 2 diabetes and obesity are the most pressing threats to public health today, said two prominent physicians speaking to an audience of more than 1,500 healthcare thought leaders at Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovation Summit today.

Mindfulness and Weight Loss

Mindfulness and Weight Loss: When you don't take in the taste and texture of your food, "you can't register fullness until you're too stuffed to button your pants," says Lisa Young, PhD, adjunct nutrition professor at New York University and author of The Portion Teller Plan. The latest in a slew of studies backing this up: Dutch researchers found that we tend to eat more when distracted. Thankfully, eating mindfully doesn't have to mean sitting down for three squares a day. Try these easy tricks for enjoying meals more — while scarfing down less.

Direct link between obesity and pancreatic cancer

Direct link between obesity and pancreatic cancer: Res

Weight loss, breathing devices still best for treating obstructive sleep apnea - Harvard Health Publications

Weight loss, breathing devices still best for treating obstructive sleep apnea - Harvard Health Publications: After researchers from the ACP Clinical Guidelines Committee reviewed studies on the effects of various sleep apnea treatments, “their conclusion was that current therapies are effective and there wasn’t a lot of new evidence to suggest doing anything different,” says Dr. Lawrence Epstein, assistant medical director of clinical sleep medicine at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Obesity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health

Obesity suppresses cellular process critical to kidney health: Obesity suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings suggest that restoring the process could protect the kidney health of obese individuals.

BBC News - Walking 'cuts breast cancer risk'

BBC News - Walking 'cuts breast cancer risk': The report, which followed 73,000 women for 17 years, found walking for at least seven hours a week lowered the risk of the disease.
The American Cancer Society team said this was the first time reduced risk was specifically linked to walking.
UK experts said it was more evidence that lifestyle influenced cancer risk.

Obesity could lead to Type 2 diabetes

Obesity could lead to Type 2 diabetes: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 10 U.S. adults has diabetes. Approximately 175,000 Iowans have a form of the disease, which an lead to blindness, kidney disease, amputations and other life-threatening conditions.

The Obesity Paradox - Eat + Run (usnews.com)

The Obesity Paradox - Eat + Run (usnews.com): Not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer. That doesn't exonerate cigarettes nor does it create a "tobacco paradox." There is no obesity paradox either. But given the attention the notion is getting of late, we clearly seem to think there is, so let's sort it out.

Role of brain stress in obesity, type 2 diabetes development

Role of brain stress in obesity, type 2 diabetes development: The researchers investigated the role of the molecular chaperone heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) in hypothalamic insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Hsp60 is a stress response protein that protects the mitochondria, the "power plants" of the cell that produce energy. They found that in type 2 diabetes and obesity, the level of Hsp60 goes down, making mitochondria less efficient and leading to insulin resistance in the brain and altered metabolism throughout the body.

BBC News - Exercise 'can be as good as pills'

BBC News - Exercise 'can be as good as pills': Exercise can be as good a medicine as pills for people with conditions such as heart disease, a study has found.

Study show direct causative link between obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer in mice

Study show direct causative link between obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer in mice: Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) have found that mice made obese by being given high-calorie, high-fat diets (HFCD) developed abnormally high numbers of lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs), which are known to be precursors to pancreas cancer. This is the first study to show a direct causative link in an animal model between obesity and risk of this deadly cancer.

Sleeping too little—or too much—associated with heart disease, diabetes, obesity

Sleeping too little—or too much—associated with heart disease, diabetes, obesity: A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links too little sleep (six hours or less) and too much sleep (10 or more hours) with chronic diseases—including coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety and obesity—in adults age 45 and older. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) encourages patients suffering from these common chronic conditions to speak with a sleep medicine physician who can evaluate their sleep patterns.