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Obesity
Obesity: a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial, neurobehavioral disease, wherein an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass physical forces, resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences. There are a number of methods to quantitatively define and categorize obesity, such as body mass index, abdominal circumference, and body fat percentage.
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APR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2021Health & Medicine
People often complain of stress in their daily lives, but what makes one person swear and fume at the begi ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 24, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Mouse models of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have a challenge with learning as a result of dysfunctional neuronal systems ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Patients with a disease often see specialists, and there may not be much communication among them when individuals suffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2021Health & Medicine
Scientists are trying to learn more about whether any nutrients, like vitamins C, D, and now B6, can provide some protec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2021Cardiology
About 50 percent of patients that are discharged from the hospital after recovering from a severe case of COVID-19 who e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2021Cancer
New research in mouse models suggests that intermittent fasting could reduce the risk of metastasis of breast cancer tum ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 26, 2021Cardiology
As we get older, many things change in our bodies. We lose touch with the newest fashion trends, or which new phone is b ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJAN 25, 2021Cardiology
While there has been limited evidence that activity and fitness can counter the health impacts of excess body fat, a new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2021Immunology
Breastfeeding benefits are well known for ages, and it has many positive impacts on infant's lives that continue wit ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 14, 2021Health & Medicine
In areas where recreational cannabis has been legalized, sales of “junk” foods such as ice cream, cookies an ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 13, 2021Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2021Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Rutgers University have found that prenatal exposure to metals, including lead, arsenic, cobalt, and ni ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 25, 2020Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have shown that adding a drug combination widely used in diabetic therapy will control blood glucose and weig ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 24, 2020Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Cancer
New research published in JAMA has found that cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing subsequent primary cance ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 21, 2020Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2021
Health & Medicine
People often complain of stress in their daily lives, but what makes one person swear and fume at the begi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Mouse models of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have a challenge with learning as a result of dysfunctional neuronal systems
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Patients with a disease often see specialists, and there may not be much communication among them when individuals suffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Health & Medicine
Scientists are trying to learn more about whether any nutrients, like vitamins C, D, and now B6, can provide some protec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Cardiology
About 50 percent of patients that are discharged from the hospital after recovering from a severe case of COVID-19 who e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Cancer
New research in mouse models suggests that intermittent fasting could reduce the risk of metastasis of breast cancer tum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 26, 2021
Cardiology
As we get older, many things change in our bodies. We lose touch with the newest fashion trends, or which new phone is b
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JAN 25, 2021
Cardiology
While there has been limited evidence that activity and fitness can counter the health impacts of excess body fat, a new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2021
Immunology
Breastfeeding benefits are well known for ages, and it has many positive impacts on infant's lives that continue wit
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
In areas where recreational cannabis has been legalized, sales of “junk” foods such as ice cream, cookies an
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 13, 2021
Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2021
Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Rutgers University have found that prenatal exposure to metals, including lead, arsenic, cobalt, and ni
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 25, 2020
Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have shown that adding a drug combination widely used in diabetic therapy will control blood glucose and weig
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 24, 2020
Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Cancer
New research published in JAMA has found that cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing subsequent primary cance
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 21, 2020
Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch