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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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AUG 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Even if something gets described as epigenetic, it does not necessarily mean it's an environmental effect.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2018Health & Medicine
In scientific research, two topics are often the subject of studies and clinical trials. They are obesity and cognitive ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 08, 2018Health & Medicine
Every parent wants their children to be healthy. Parents research vaccines, foods, healthcare and so much more. Food can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 02, 2018Cardiology
For the past decade heart failure medications have continued to be under-prescribed and at lower-than recommended doses ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 02, 2018Health & Medicine
Video games and their effect on the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensit ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 01, 2018Cardiology
Body mass index in young adults is linked to structural changes in the heart that can lead to cardiovascular disease as ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 31, 2018Health & Medicine
There are all kind of guidelines on exercise and fitness. While opinions might differ on intensity and time spent, there ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 26, 2018Neuroscience
Do you ever wonder why it's almost impossible to open a bag of chips and not finish them all? That doesn't just ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug was recently developed based on capsaicin, the compound found in chili peppers that is responsible for their ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 24, 2018Health & Medicine
Experts in the medical field, nutrition and fitness professionals and health educators all advise against the dangers of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 23, 2018Immunology
Inflammation caused by harmful oxidized lipids increases in individuals with obesity and may contribute to chronic disea ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 23, 2018Videos
How far do you commute every day? According to US Census data, the average daily commute...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 23, 2018Neuroscience
While millions of people work night shifts, the default for the body and the brain is based on a more traditional schedu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 22, 2018Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 18, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 18, 2018Cardiology
Recent study shows that rates of heart attack have increased in pregnant women 25% from 2002 to 2014.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Cardiology
Study shows that heart failure death rates and hospitalizations are higher in women then men, based on 900,000 cases stu ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Hunger hormones, or gut hormones, work to signal the body's state of hunger and fullness. These hormones could poten ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 16, 2018Health & Medicine
Every person has a circadian rhythm that tells them when it’s time to go to sleep and when it’s time to wake ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2018Cardiology
A group based out of Scripps has utilized a new, patient-centric, mobile medical device to help diagnosis Atrial Fibrill ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 06, 2018Videos
Researchers have found that junk food stimulates neurons in our brains that cause a sense of reward.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2018Videos
Hippocrates, the father of medicine was famous for saying, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food&rdquo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2018Videos
This work could help eliminate animal models, and tailor medicine to the patient.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Even if something gets described as epigenetic, it does not necessarily mean it's an environmental effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
In scientific research, two topics are often the subject of studies and clinical trials. They are obesity and cognitive
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
Every parent wants their children to be healthy. Parents research vaccines, foods, healthcare and so much more. Food can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2018
Cardiology
For the past decade heart failure medications have continued to be under-prescribed and at lower-than recommended doses
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
Video games and their effect on the brain will always be a hotly debated topic. While some studies say they can desensit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 01, 2018
Cardiology
Body mass index in young adults is linked to structural changes in the heart that can lead to cardiovascular disease as
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 31, 2018
Health & Medicine
There are all kind of guidelines on exercise and fitness. While opinions might differ on intensity and time spent, there
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 26, 2018
Neuroscience
Do you ever wonder why it's almost impossible to open a bag of chips and not finish them all? That doesn't just
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug was recently developed based on capsaicin, the compound found in chili peppers that is responsible for their
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
Experts in the medical field, nutrition and fitness professionals and health educators all advise against the dangers of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 23, 2018
Immunology
Inflammation caused by harmful oxidized lipids increases in individuals with obesity and may contribute to chronic disea
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 23, 2018
Videos
How far do you commute every day? According to US Census data, the average daily commute...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 23, 2018
Neuroscience
While millions of people work night shifts, the default for the body and the brain is based on a more traditional schedu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 22, 2018
Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 18, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 18, 2018
Cardiology
Recent study shows that rates of heart attack have increased in pregnant women 25% from 2002 to 2014.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Cardiology
Study shows that heart failure death rates and hospitalizations are higher in women then men, based on 900,000 cases stu
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Hunger hormones, or gut hormones, work to signal the body's state of hunger and fullness. These hormones could poten
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
Every person has a circadian rhythm that tells them when it’s time to go to sleep and when it’s time to wake
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2018
Cardiology
A group based out of Scripps has utilized a new, patient-centric, mobile medical device to help diagnosis Atrial Fibrill
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 06, 2018
Videos
Researchers have found that junk food stimulates neurons in our brains that cause a sense of reward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2018
Videos
Hippocrates, the father of medicine was famous for saying, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food&rdquo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2018
Videos
This work could help eliminate animal models, and tailor medicine to the patient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch