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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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MAR 30, 2017Cardiology
Imagine an online tool that takes into account your age, weight, gender, race, and other specific factors to calculate a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 30, 2017Neuroscience
While the field of neuroscience isn’t known for flash or glamour, winning the annual Brain Prize is definitely som ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 29, 2017Immunology
There are more multiple causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and more than five approaches to treating it. Well, add ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 19, 2017Immunology
There is an new connection between obesity and hypertension, between the cardiovascular system and the immune response: ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2017Videos
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. This week's video talks about the alarming trend of CRC in younger patients. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2017Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 02, 2017Neuroscience
It’s well known that too much sugar is bad for you. There are complications from a high sugar diet that include di ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Fruits and veggie lovers rejoice as a new study just doubled the daily recommended amount of these foods from five porti ...FEB 22, 2017Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 15, 2017Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – February 15, 2017 – Scientists are working to understand the mechanisms that make weight loss ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’ ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 31, 2017Cardiology
New research reveals a new, menopause-specific indicator of heart disease risk—and suggests possible ways to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with GenomicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 16, 2017Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are always striving to know more about the physiology of exercise, especially as health conditions related to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2017Health & Medicine
We all hear some form of advice about exercise, whether it is about losing weight, improving the immune system, or reduc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2017Cardiology
Excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, heart attack, and congestive heart failure in t ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2017Videos
Some of you may remember the slogan when DDT became big: "DDT is good for me," sung in a little jingly voice. Of course ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2016Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 27, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 26, 2016Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning, ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 30, 2017
Cardiology
Imagine an online tool that takes into account your age, weight, gender, race, and other specific factors to calculate a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 30, 2017
Neuroscience
While the field of neuroscience isn’t known for flash or glamour, winning the annual Brain Prize is definitely som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 29, 2017
Immunology
There are more multiple causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and more than five approaches to treating it. Well, add
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 19, 2017
Immunology
There is an new connection between obesity and hypertension, between the cardiovascular system and the immune response:
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2017
Videos
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. This week's video talks about the alarming trend of CRC in younger patients.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2017
Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 02, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s well known that too much sugar is bad for you. There are complications from a high sugar diet that include di
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fruits and veggie lovers rejoice as a new study just doubled the daily recommended amount of these foods from five porti
...
FEB 22, 2017
Cardiology
New research clarifies why some people seem to derive a heart-protective benefit from eating soy foods and others d
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – February 15, 2017 – Scientists are working to understand the mechanisms that make weight loss
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 31, 2017
Cardiology
New research reveals a new, menopause-specific indicator of heart disease risk—and suggests possible ways to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with Genomics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are always striving to know more about the physiology of exercise, especially as health conditions related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
We all hear some form of advice about exercise, whether it is about losing weight, improving the immune system, or reduc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2017
Cardiology
Excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, heart attack, and congestive heart failure in t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2017
Videos
Some of you may remember the slogan when DDT became big: "DDT is good for me," sung in a little jingly voice. Of course
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2016
Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker