Archive
Keyword - Obesity
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Microbiology: The inside story
The human body teems with microbes. In this, the first of two features, Asher Mullard looks at the global efforts to catalogue this vast 'microbiome'. In the second, Apoorva Mandavilli meets the surgeons who have a rare opportunity to watch an ecosystem being established as they transplant guts from one person to another.
28 May 2008
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Hunger hormone helps memory
Blocking a hunger-inducing hormone to help obesity might have unwanted effects.
6 May 2008
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Fat cell numbers stay constant through adult life
Even serious weight loss doesn't reduce your overall number of fat-holding cells.
5 May 2008
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Counting calories: not so easy
The number of calories you need to burn per pound is not a constant.
25 March 2008
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Gene hunters uncover networks behind disease
New technique offers different route to drug targets.
14 March 2008
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Brain electrodes can improve learning
Memory-prompting abilities of brain stimulation discovered by accident.
29 January 2008
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Obesity fight targets town plans
More pavements may encourage Americans to walk.
4 June 2004
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Corn syrup linked to diabetes
Epidemic reflects rise in refined sugars.
12 May 2004
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Appetite may be hard-wired
Our future weight could be set in first weeks of life.
2 April 2004
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Fat cells boost blood vessel growth
Could liposuction left-overs help repair hearts?
5 March 2004
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