Non-Alcoholic Liver Disease Worsened By Smoking, Fructose Consumption
Scientists believe that modifiable risk factors such as cigarette smoking and fructose consumption can worsen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With NAFLD, fat accumulates in the liver of...
View ArticleDiet Rich in Antioxidants Improve Insulin Resistance in Obese Adults
A new study has found that a diet rich in natural antioxidants may improve insulin resistance in obese adults. "The beneficial effects of antioxidants are known, but we have revealed for the first...
View ArticleHigh Fructose Levels Through Childhood Make Fat 'Fatter'
Scientists warn that fructose - the sugar widely used as high-fructose corn syrup in soft drinks and processed foods - can make maturing human fat cells fatter and less insulin-sensitive when present...
View ArticleHigh Levels Of Fructose And Trans Fats Lead To Liver Disease
High levels of fructose and trans fats could lead to significant fatty liver disease with scar tissue, say researchers with the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. They conducted the study...
View ArticleHigh Fructose Intake May Lead to High Blood Pressure
A new study has found that people who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension. The findings suggest that...
View ArticleNew Molecular Connection Between Obesity and Insulin Resistance Brings Hope...
Researchers have discovered a new molecular link between obesity and the way diabetes drugs work , which may lead to the development of safer medications for diabetes. Scientists from Dana-Farber...
View ArticleInsulin Resistance Raises Stroke Risk in People Without Diabetes
A new study has suggested that insulin resistance, a condition in which insulin produced by the body becomes less effective in reducing blood glucose levels, is associated with an increased risk of...
View ArticleLow-Fructose Diet To Combat Fructose Intolerance In Children
Fructose intolerance, or fructose malabsorption, is common in children with recurrent or functional abdominal pain, but the condition can be effectively managed with a low (and) #8208;fructose diet,...
View ArticleInsulin Resistance Caused by HIV Drugs
HIV drugs leads to insulin resistance and this could end in diabetes and cardiovascular disease, reports a new study. Washington University researchers have found that HIV protease inhibitors directly...
View ArticleEffects of Resveratrol and Quercetin on Inflammation and Insulin Resistance...
The extent to which quercetin and trans-resveratrol (RSV) prevented inflammation or insulin resistance in primary cultures of human adipocytes treated with tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a)-an...
View ArticleRosiglitazone Can Overcome Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes
bRosiglitazone is an anti-diabetic drug belonging to the thiazolidinedione group of drugs. Its major role is in insulin sensitization and making insulin more easily available to the cells/b. It does...
View ArticleStudy Finds What Makes Fructose Fattening
The brain - which serves as a master control for body weight - reacts differently to fructose compared with another common sweetener, glucose, new research at Oregon Health and Science University has...
View ArticleMaternal Fructose Intake Affects Fetal Changes
Fructose intake by women during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonatal endocrinology, found in a study. Fructose is a simple sugar found naturally in honey, fruit and some...
View ArticleCell Pathway Key to Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes Identified
The key participants in a molecular pathway that holds therapeutic promise for reducing the severity of type 2 diabetes has been identified by scientists. Their study looked at the role of adenosine,...
View ArticleChinese Herbal Decoction Ameliorates Insulin Resistance in Diabetic Rats
The effect of the Chinese herbal decoction, Yi-Qi-Zeng-Min-Tang (YQZMT), on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic rats has been investigated by scientists. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is...
View ArticleMajor Factor for Insulin Resistance Observed in Tale of Two Mice
Research has shown that the road to type 2 diabetes is paved with insulin resistance, a condition often associated with obesity in which the hormone begins to fail at its job helping to convert sugars...
View ArticleEnzyme Linked to Insulin Resistance Identified
A mouse study has found evidence of a key enzyme that plays a role in the development of insulin resistance in humans. This discovery could pave way for new drug targets for diabetes and related...
View ArticleSucrose Solution for Pain Relief in Pre-term Infants Admitted to ICUs
bOral sucrose can produce significant pain relief in pre-term infants undergoing repeated painful procedures during their intensive care unit stay, suggests study./b bPre-term infant refers to an...
View ArticleLink Between High Fructose Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk
High fructose consumption boosts heart problems in teens, report researchers. An analysis of 559 adolescents age 14-18 correlated high-fructose diets with higher blood pressure, fasting glucose,...
View ArticleResearch Finds Ghrelin Receptor Alters Dopamine Signaling
An unexpected molecular partnership within the brain neurons that regulate appetite has been identified in a new research. The study, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal...
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