obesity

Aileron collaborates study in Nature: Stapled peptides inhibit Notch1 transcription factor

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- November 11, 2009 -- Aileron Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company leading the development of a new class of drugs called Stapled Peptides, announced today that its collabora

Worksite wellness programs may reduce employee absenteeism

ATLANTA -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health researchers will present Nov.

Teenage obesity linked to increased risk of MS

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion

The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College o

Carnegie Mellon researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe

PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.

Physical education key to improving health in low-income adolescents

School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new study led by researchers at the Universit

TV bombards children with commercials for high-fat and high-sugar foods

St. Louis, MO, November 4, 2009 -- Childhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions.

New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating

Chevy Chase, MD -- According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to

Gastroenterology/hepatology societies release report evaluating fellowship training curriculum

Bethesda, MD (Nov.

Study: Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese children

Washington, DC -- A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health

ADA releases updated position paper on breastfeeding

CHICAGO -- The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on breastfeeding that details health benefits for both infants and mothers and encourages promotion of breastfee

Addressing obesity via the 'energy gap'

CHICAGO -- The November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features a commentary by James O.

MSU researcher: Obesity significantly cuts odds of successful pregnancy

EAST LANSING, Mich.

UM scientists create fruit fly model to help unravel genetics of human diabetes

College Park, Md -- As rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes

Study finds link between childhood physical abuse and arthritis

TORONTO, ON.