Melatonin and the circadian rhythm: an interview with Professor Kennaway,...
The production of melatonin is controlled by a part of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and its timing fine-tuned by our exposure to light during the morning.
View ArticleMiriam Hospital enrolling local participants for Parachute implant clinical...
The Miriam Hospital is actively recruiting local participants for a U.S. clinical trial of the Parachute device for treating heart failure. The study is focused on determining if the new minimally...
View ArticleStudy reveals potential limitations of app-based approach to weight loss
Used alone, a cell phone app that tracks exercise, calories and weight loss goals is, on average, not enough to create meaningful weight loss in young adults, according to new research from Duke Medicine.
View ArticleSelf-weighing may have negative psychological outcomes for young women
Self-weighing can be a useful tool to help adults control their weight, but for adolescents and young adults this behavior may have negative psychological outcomes. Researchers from the University of...
View ArticleAgeing 2016 summit to explore various aspects of processes, research on...
Ageing 2016 will be held from February 9 to 11, 2016 at Cineworld: The O2 Peninsula Square London SE10 0DX United Kingdom. The annual international summit will look at the various aspects of processes...
View ArticleEarly puberty may increase risk of developing gestational diabetes
Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes, a disease affecting up to 7 percent of pregnant women that can cause babies to develop...
View ArticleStudy sheds light on role of red raspberries in metabolically-based chronic...
Components in red raspberries may have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and metabolic stabilizing activity, according to a comprehensive review of the available scientific literature published in the...
View ArticleCornell Food and Brand Lab researchers develop online Global Healthy Weight...
To shed light on the health behaviors of those who maintain a healthy weight, Cornell Food and Brand Lab researchers developed an online Global Healthy Weight Registry (formerly named the Slim by...
View ArticleCommunity-based weight management program more effective in preventing...
A new randomized controlled study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and published online today in the American Journal of Public Health found that adults with prediabetes...
View ArticleResearchers explore problem of obesity from the inside out
In the last 40 years, obesity has more than doubled around the world. In the United States, the average American is more than 24 pounds heavier today than in 1960. Researchers at Baylor College of...
View ArticleIntake of high-protein diet during weight loss improves sleep quality in adults
Overweight and obese adults who are losing weight with a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better, according to new research from Purdue University.
View ArticleTwitter-based smoking cessation programs twice as successful as traditional...
A new study by researchers from UC Irvine and Stanford University found subjects in one of the first real-time, fully automated, Twitter-based smoking intervention programs - Tweet2Quit -- were twice...
View ArticleCutting energy-dense carbohydrate-containing foods may help reduce cancer risk
Recent years have brought more attention to the role of carbohydrates in our diets and the differences between healthy and unhealthy carbs, most often in the context of weight control. A new study...
View ArticleSpecific intake levels of xanthohumol reduces obesity, cholesterol and...
A recent study at Oregon State University has identified specific intake levels of xanthohumol, a natural flavonoid found in hops, that significantly improved some of the underlying markers of...
View ArticleMcGill researchers discover brain cells that play key role in leptin sensing,...
It's rare for scientists to get what they describe as "clean" results without spending a lot of time repeating the same experiment over and over again. But when researchers saw the mice they were...
View ArticleText messaging intervention may help smokers abstain from smoking relative to...
A new study from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine found that smokers who received a text messaging intervention were more likely to abstain from smoking relative to...
View ArticleStudy shows how pasta consumption is linked to reduced likelihood of general,...
In recent years pasta gained a bad reputation: it will fatten you. This led lots of people to limit its consumption, often as part of some aggressive "do it yourself" diets. Now a study conducted by...
View ArticleDisordered eating trends may not be improving among sexual minority teens,...
Sexual minority boys and girls are more likely to purge or take laxatives, use diet pills, or fast to lose weight than their straight peers, and those disordered eating trends may not be improving,...
View ArticleMedical weight-loss programs help people develop healthier lifestyle habits
Because Valerie Prim grew up in a large Italian family, food has always been an important part of her life.
View ArticleHidden dental root tip infections may increase risk of coronary artery disease
According to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki, an infection of the root tip of a tooth increases the risk of coronary artery disease, even if the infection is symptomless.
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