Obesity

The drug, a first-in-class MetAP2 inhibitor, was well-tolerated and also improved cardiovascular disease risk factors… Zafgen has announced that ZAF-221, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of beloranib, a MetAP2 inhibitor, in 14 adults with hypothalamic injury associated obesity, or HIAO, met the primary efficacy endpoint of weight …

Obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke, according to a new published study… In a study at Washington University School of Medicine, researchers found that a subset of obese people do not have common …

Before 1942, environmental factors were not as significant as in later years, when they are believed to be twice as strong… A multi-institutional research team at Massachusetts General Hospital has found out that environmental factors may outweigh genetic ones, as the risk of obesity that runs even in the same …

Catheter-based procedure expected to decrease hormone responsible for appetite… Bariatric embolization is a minimally invasive technique whereby a small catheter is introduced into the groin or wrist and guided into the left gastric artery that supplies the upper stomach. Particles smaller than a grain of sand are then injected into …

Stress hormones prompt increase of glucose uptake…. Researchers found that brown adipose tissue (brown fat), which is active in adults, acts as one of the bodily tissues that can be encouraged to take up glucose from the bloodstream to use as a fuel source to create body heat. Increasing the …

Girls whose mothers were also overweight or obese had an even higher risk…. Researchers conducted a study to see if there was an association between hyperglycemia in utero, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and childhood obesity. This research included 421 girls and their mothers in the Kaiser Permanente system in Northern …

Repeated exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics in the first two years of life is associated with early childhood obesity… Repeated exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics in the first two years of life is associated with early childhood obesity say researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a retrospective study based on …

  AAAHC Releases Obesity Management Patient Toolkit   The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released a toolkit for obesity management, Disease Management: Obesity in Adults. The tool is intended to empower medical professionals to discuss obesity management with their patients and includes a discussion of treatment options, as …

Changing the type of desks students use in schools could impact the health of our nation…. Obesity is a big concern and some adults are opting to use standing desks in favor of their standard office chairs as a way to avoid sitting during long hours at work, believing that …

Vagal nerve blockade might not be an effective therapy for obesity treatment….