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BOSTON, July 29 (UPI) — U.S. biologists made a kind of energy-burning fat cell called “brown fat” out of mouse and human cells that may help people lose weight, the researchers said.
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that they can engineer mouse and human cells to produce brown fat, a natural energy-burning type of fat that counteracts obesity. If such a strategy can be developed for use in people, the scientists say, it could open a novel approach to treating obesity and diabetes.
As a large star nears the end of its life it begins to shed mass at a tremendous rate. New observations of the supergiant star Betelgeuse may help scientists finally understand how this feat of weight loss is achieved.
A new rush of reality and comedy shows on cable TV this summer once again poses the question, Is television’s acceptance of fat people good for America’s obesity epidemic, or is it driving the number of obese Americans higher?
Atkins, the low carb diet that peaked in popularity in the early half of this decade, is updating its image with a new campaign urging consumers to think beyond the diet’s “bacon, eggs and cheese” stereotype.
BOSTON, July 29 (UPI) — U.S. biologists made a kind of energy-burning fat cell called “brown fat” out of mouse and human cells that may help people lose weight, the researchers said.
Image 1: D’Onghia and her colleagues simulated encounters between galaxies to determine how dwarf galaxies lose much of their stars and gas. Top Row: Interaction between a dwarf galaxy orbiting around a larger galaxy with 100 times its mass. Only the stars are plotted. The upper left panel illustrates the initial set up where the two dwarfs approach one another. The upper middle panel gives the …
Julie Huff first hired Roberts as her personal trainer. She needed help starting an exercise program, but had no idea her nutrition needed an overhaul. Huff said “I was eating at the wrong time, not eating enough, skipping meals …. and I thought that was fine.”
by Staff Writers Boston MA (SPX) Jul 31, 2009 A study published this week in the journal Nature offers an explanation for the origin of dwarf spheroidal galaxies. The research may settle an outstanding puzzle in understanding galaxy formation.
Weight-loss surgery isn’t risk-free, but a new study suggests that in the hands of a skilled surgeon, it may be safer than previously thought. However, some people — including those with sleep apnea or a history of blood clots — are more likely to have problems with surgery than others, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
