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Student research program at Children's Hospital receives grant
A research institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received a five-year, $884,000 grant this week to continue providing biomedical research training to disadvantaged college students.
The Ventyx Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank Joins the BioServe Network
BELTSVILLE, MD-- - BioServe today announced that the Ventyx Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank, the largest state-of-the-art bio-repository of human tissue and blood in Queensland, Australia, has joined ...
Obesity linked to mis-matching meals with body-time clock patterns
A mismatch between the body’s internal clock and the realities of daily eating habits may contribute to the growing tide of obesity, according to new research from the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Israel. Dr Gad Asher, clinician and medical researcher at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, discussed the research findings today at [...]
Video: BMI not the best measure of obesity: study
Height-to-waist ratio is now believed to be a better measure of obesity than body mass index (BMI). CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips reports on the research behind the change.
Healthways to Participate in Milken Institute Global Conference Session on Worldwide Obesity Epidemic
Healthways, Inc. today announced that its Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Dr. James Pope, will participate in a panel discussion entitled, “Weight of the World: Strategies to Fight the Global Obesity Epidemic,” at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, April 30, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
New research examines impact of liver disease
Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week® offers insights into the progression of diseases leading to liver damage, which affect diverse populations, including young people. Studies show that the increasing rates of obesity are putting teens at risk for developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and are decreasing the availability of healthy livers for organ donations, which are ...
Experimental Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Sugar in Rodents with Diabetes via Novel Sensing Signals in Gut
For the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have shown that an experimental bariatric surgery can lower blood sugar levels in rats with type 1 diabetes.
Profil Institute Reports Record Growth in Number of Clinical Trials in the Pipeline
SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Profil® Institute for Clinical Research, Inc., a company focused on early phase clinical trials for diabetes and obesity, announced today record growth in the number ...
Growing Obesity and Rising Healthcare Costs Plague Employers
LFE Institute and PictureWellness launch employee benefit wellness initiative to help stem growing obesity and rising healthcare costs.Springfield, MO (PRWEB) May 16, 2012 The latest research on obesity and other health-related problems stemming from financial stressors has led the LFE Institute, a leader in unbiased financial education, and PictureWellness, a firm focused on health, nutrition ...
Researchers discover that obesity hinders kidney donation
Researchers at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research conducted a retrospective analysis which found that morbid obesity impedes kidney donation.
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