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New Study Identifies Ways to Restore the Hormonal Balance Disturbed in Metabolic Disease
Now Yale scientists report March 4 in the journal Nature that they have discovered the molecular mechanisms that trigger metabolic imbalance between these two distinct but linked processes, a finding with implications for the treatment of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Nearly 40 percent of Americans over the age of 20 are obese, and another 32 percent are overweight. These alarming figures grow darker when combined with statistics showing that obesity is second only to smoking as a cause of preventable cancer deaths. Obesity has been linked to more than a dozen types of cancer.
When Chris Younger was a child, he didn’t understand why he was bowlegged, shorter than everyone else and couldn’t run the bases in Little League as fast as other kids. He was 18 when he first heard his diagnosis of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a rare genetic form of rickets that affects muscles and teeth due to loss of phosphate. But doctors in the 1980s had a limited understanding of the disease and its symptoms.
40% of People with Type 2 Diabetes Initially Avoid Insulin Therapy
Price Hikes Have Patients Turning to Craigslist for Insulin, Asthma Inhalers
The high fat, moderate protein and low carb diet is exploding with food products, cookbooks and high profile endorsements. Dr. Ania Jastreboff answered the most common questions about keto.
News 8 On Call: Keto Diet
Have the Blockbuster Diabetes Drug Trials Been Biased?
Cell Death Channel Found Within ATP Synthase Monomer, Study Finds
Top 3 dieting trends of 2020
Plus the ones that really work.
Healthy Gifts That Are Doctor Recommended
Deadline extended.
Bill to cap insulin costs passes IL House committee
We have the answers to questions many are asking about a new American Academy of Pediatrics policy for children with severe obesity.
This symposium will honor Robert Sherwin, MD, C.N.H. Long Professor Emeritus, for the breadth and depth of his scientific contributions to the field of diabetes and metabolism.
The Sherwin Symposium will be held October 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the Park Street Auditorium, 55 Park Street, New Haven, CT.
