July 2006 – Twelve years ago, scientists discovered leptin?the now-famous hormone that controls appetite, burns calories and performs other crucial physiological activities as well. But the precise mechanism(s) by which leptin carries out these metabolic tasks is still controversial. Now, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva …

July 2006 – While obesity has generally been viewed as a single significant health concern, a University of Pittsburgh study suggests that not all obese women share the same health risks. This multi-center study of more than 90,000 women published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows …

July 2006 – A few years ago public health researchers linked big-city attributes ? like safety concerns and too few recreational facilities ? to obesity. But residents of rural communities say their small towns also present barriers to staying active and maintaining a normal weight, according to a new study.

The objective of this cross-sectional study of 111 consecutive patients admitted to the maternity care unit of a small community hospital in the US was to determine whether maternal pre-pregnancy shoe size can be used to reliably predict infant birth weight. Data collected included pre-pregnancy height, maternal weight, maternal shoe …

July 2006 – Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine have demonstrated for the first time that human embryonic stem cells can be genetically manipulated and coaxed to develop into mature T-cells, raising hopes for a gene therapy to combat AIDS.

Expending energy by walking, climbing stairs, doing household chores, or even washing windows enhances survival in older adults.

Study shows marked difference between Americans and leaner Norwegian patients.

ALLHAT study demonstrates that chlorthalidone is at least equivalent to lisinopril and amlodipine in the management of hypertension in patients with DM, and it may be superior for the prevention of congestive heart failure.

Metabolic syndrome, especially if associated with elevated testosterone, is “an important prognostic factor” in the recurrence of breast cancer, In a small study 50% of the women with metabolic syndrome developed breast cancer recurrence.

A subgroup of patients with type 2 diabetes treated with pioglitazone responded with increased eye protrusion.