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... muscles to increase the body's metabolism to burn fat while simultaneously suppressing appetite. These f...ch increases the ability of the body to metabolize fat and sugar. This work may lead to new strategies to reduce the risk of metabolic abnormalities associ...Curry colouring and fat mix could help diabetics
...que involved coating treatment drugs in absorbable fat which formed an injectable dose that could last up to one week. "One of the drugs we're using is curcumin, which is basically the yellow compound that you see in curries, which is an anti-inflammatory compound," Dr O'Sullivan said. "The idea is to ...Hormone use linked to increased breast cancer risk among black women
...relationship may be stronger in lean women because fat tissue produces estrogen, so the extra hormones added by taking pills may not have as much of an effect on estrogen levels in heavier women. "These results based on data from U.S. black women strengthen the evidence that use of estrogen alone and est...Free-electron laser targets fat
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...ht and increase their consumption of foods high in fat and sugar when they move in with their partner. M...n 'bad foods' when they begin to cohabit, reducing fat and sugar and increasing consumption of vegetables. Women are also more likely than men to turn to f...Abdominal fat more significant in exercise-induced shortness of breath than overall weight
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... cells (MSCs), which reside in the bone marrow and fat tissues, to express a protein called Smad8 and another called BMP2. When the researchers implanted these cells into torn Achilles tendons of rats they found that the cells not only survived the implantation process, but also were recruited to the s...Factor stimulates cartilage growth from stem cells
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... cells (MSCs), which reside in the bone marrow and fat tissue, to express a protein called Smad8 and another called BMP2, each involved in the formation of bone and cartilage. When the researchers filled small sponges with these cells and implanted the sponges into torn Achilles tendons of rats, they fou...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 4, 2006
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...high levels of an inflammatory protein produced by fat tissue are at significantly increased risk of asthma, finds research in published ahead of print in Thorax. The findings are based on almost 6,000 adults taking part in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Study, which assessed the hea...