Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a
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How forests improve kids’ diets: Forest conservation is a powerful tool to improve nutrition in developing nations
A first-of-its-kind global study shows that children in 27 developing countries have better nutrition — when they live near forests.
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Dietary carbohydrates could lead to osteoarthritis, new study finds: Do your knees ache? Your diet could be a culprit
Do your knees ache? According to new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, your diet could be a culprit.
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Discovery reveals how obesity causes disease — and two ways to stop it: Finding points to new approaches to battling diabetes, other chronic conditions
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to
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Obesity alone does not increase risk of death: New study could change the way we think about obesity and health
Researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health have found that patients who have metabolic healthy obesity, but no other metabolic
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Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55
Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55,
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Gene therapy shown to cure type 2 diabetes and obesity in mice, researchers report
A research team from the UAB led by Professor Fatima Bosch has managed to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes
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Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity
New research warns that the normalisation of ‘plus-size’ body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating
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Symptoms of osteoarthritis may be lessened with simple changes to the diet
One gram of fish oil a day could help reduce the pain of patients with osteoarthritis, a new study in
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What the gorilla microbiome tells us about evolution and human health: Researchers find the microbiomes of wild gorillas shift seasonally when once a year they switch from eating fibrous leaves to eating fruit
A study of the microbiomes of wild gorillas and chimpanzees offers insights into the evolution of the human microbiome and
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