Potential heart benefit found in stem cells
...arvested stem cells from the animals' subcutaneous fat tissues (ADSC, adipose derived stem cells). After repairing the hearts, a suspension including the ADSC was injected through the balloon into the heart. After eight weeks, the animals were euthanized and the hearts were removed to measure the left ...Scientists discover how coffee can reduce risk of pancreatitis
...pancreas can be damaged by products of alcohol and fat formed in the pancreas when oxygen levels in the organ are low. Under these conditions, excessive amounts of calcium are released from stores within the cells of the pancreas. Special organelles, called mitochondria, also become damaged and cannot ...Formula feeding, early introduction of infant food may not contribute to childhood obesity
...ing height and weight. "DXA measures the amount of fat tissue more directly than BMI," says Hillary Burde... to measure the body composition, particularly the fat tissue, of 313 Caucasian and African American five-year-old children. They had previously gathered i...Research shows fat fuels inflammation killer
...cal School shows that the biggest health threat to fat and obese people isn't the fat itself but the fact that the fat fuels a killer inflammation response in people. The research publis...Johns Hopkins scientists exploit novel route to reverse enlarged hearts in obese mice
...heart muscle. Leptin is a protein hormone made by fat cells that signals the brain to stop eating. Alterations in the leptin-making gene may create leptin deficiency linked to obesity and other defects in weight regulation. By injecting so-called ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) into mice that were ...Community-wide health program slows creep toward heart disease
...ging residents to become more active, reduce their fat intake and stop smoking. The study appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. As people age their risk for heart disease typically spikes with each passing year. For BMI, waist circumference and blood pressure, the w...New survey shows cardiologists aware of life-saving diet, yet failing to recommend it
...hat contains less than 15 percent of calories from fat and that excludes saturated fat from animal products. "Patients hospitalized with life-threatening cardiac conditions should be ad...Anabolic steroid use increases heart attack risk and causes liver damage
... steroids lead to gains in both lean body mass and fat in men with HIV wasting. "This is good news for p...s. The ability to promote gains in both muscle and fat makes these drugs unique among the medications used for HIV wasting disease, notes Grunfeld. He says...Farmworkers' paradox: Stanford study shows field laborers not eating what they grow
...ften eat someplace that's cheap and fast with high fat content," said Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, associate pr...mmunity; and a decrease in the use of lard or meat fat for cooking among men and women within the community. Fried food remained high on the menu. Also on ...A bulging midriff roughly doubles women's chances of gallstone surgery
...tone surgery. After taking into account total body fat distribution as well as other risk factors for gal...ween gallstones and the midriff bulge. The type of fat around the waist is more metabolically active than fat elsewhere on the body. And previous research ...Neuronal receptor response may help explain Alzheimer's memory loss
...s as needed, such as for quick energy, to store as fat for later use, or to repair wounds. But researchers now know that APOE does more than distribute lipids, especially in the brain. About a decade ago, scientists linked APOE4, one of the three common forms of APOE, to development of Alzheimer's diseas...IU School of Medicine scientists testing stem cells for peripheral artery disease
...gues hope to conduct trials using cells taken from fat tissue and from umbilical cord blood to avoid the surgery necessary for bone marrow extraction. Research also is underway to determine whether the cells could be modified in ways to encourage them to produce more growth enhancing proteins before they...Low-fat diet does not reduce risk of colorectal cancer
...on trials, strongly suggests that lowering dietary fat intake and increasing fruit, vegetable, and fiber intake in mid to late life cannot be expected to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in this length of time," the authors write....Large study shows low-fat diet has little effect on reducing risk of breast cancer
...n consisting of consumption of a reduced amount of fat (20 percent of energy) and of an increased amount of vegetables and fruits (5 or more servings a day) and grains (6 or more servings a day). The women, aged 50 to 79 years, were randomly assigned to the dietary modification intervention group (40 per...Risk of cardiovascular disease or stroke not significantly decreased with low-fat diet
...ion Trial to determine the effect of a diet low in fat intake and high in consumption of vegetables, frui... observed in those with lower intakes of saturated fat or trans fat or higher intakes of vegetables/fruits. "To achieve a significant public health impact...National study finds no effect from reducing total dietary fat
...rs says people still need to focus on the types of fat they eat. The national diet study of almost 50,000...edical Center. "Today, we know that reducing total fat may not be enough we need to focus on the types of fat we eat." Vitolins, a registered dietician, i...Low-fat diet's benefits for women less than expected, Stanford researcher says
Older women who simply reduce the amount of total fat in their diet won't generally lower their risk of ...ancer among the women who started with the highest fat intake before cutting back. And it also suggested a health benefit for women who reduced their consu...Diabetic hearts make unhealthy switch to high-fat diet
...scle of type 1 diabetic patients relies heavily on fat and very little on sugar for its energy needs. In ...-diabetics doesn't have this strong preference for fat and can use either sugar (glucose) or fat for energy, depending on blood composition, hormone levels...OHSU research reveals the complexities of obesity/cortisol interactions
...not the sole, major factor involved in obesity and fat distribution. In reality, there are many other hormones involved in weight regulation and it's hard to say whether cortisol and corticosterone -- both in a family of hormones called glucocorticoids -- rise prior to weight gain or if their increases a......human female menopause. In lower animals both high fat diet and decreased ovarian function lead to weight gain. The contribution of menopause to weight gain in middle-aged women has not been well established, perhaps because many other life style changes generally occur during this period of life, such a...