Weight loss biotech plans IPO as demand builds for anti-obesity treatments
Aardvark Therapeutics’ drug has been shown in trials to suppress cravings in patients with rare genetic form of obesity (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - March 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Optimal Body Weight to Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Research suggests that maintaining a normal BMI is recommended for individuals under 65, while those over 65 may benefit from being moderately overweight (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 29, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Diabetes Information Source Type: news
Obese children twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis, study suggests
Swedish researchers say inflammation caused by obesity is likely to increase risk of developing conditions such as MSChildren who are obese may face more than double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis as adults, a study suggests.MS can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a range of potential symptoms including problems with vision, arm or leg movement, sensation or balance. It is a lifelong condition that can sometimes cause serious disability.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Obesity Multiple sclerosis Children's health Society Medical research Science Source Type: news
Eli Lilly in advanced clinical trials for its weight-loss pill
Eli Lilly has commenced phase three clinical trials in India for a new oral weight-loss drug called orforglipron. The trials aim to assess its safety and efficacy compared to insulin glargine in individuals with type-two diabetes and obesity or overweight at an increased cardiovascular risk. The company's spokesperson in India mentioned ongoing clinical studies on novel products, including orforglipron. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethnic and sexual orientation inequalities in mental health-obesity comorbidity, self-harm, and attempted suicide among British adolescents - Khanolkar AR, Mazhari T.
PURPOSE: Mental illness and obesity (MH-OB) may co-occur in adolescence and have a strong risk to track into adulthood. Using an intersectional framework, we explored associations between ethnic-sexual identities and MH-OB comorbidity in adolescents. We ex... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Why Walking Isn ’ t Enough When It Comes to Exercise
Walking is often thought of as a mere mode of transportation: a way to get from point A to point B. Few of us consider the fact that it’s one of the most fundamental, accessible physical activities a person can do.
What’s so great about walking?
Walking might not be as impressive as holding a plank or doing mountain climbers, but “it’s considered a bodyweight exercise, because your large muscle groups are working to move the weight of your body,” says Dr. Marie Kanagie-McAleese, a pediatric hospitalist at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health and the leader of the Bel Air...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashley Mateo Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sarcopenic Obesity Predicts Earlier Death Sarcopenic Obesity Predicts Earlier Death
A recent study evaluated the association between sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity with mortality risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Global Bariatric Surgery Market Analysis Report 2024-2033: Addressing Obesity's Impact Extending Beyond Weight Concerns
DUBLIN, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Bariatric Surgery Market: Focus on Device Type, Procedure Type, Region, and Competitive Landscape - Analysis and Forecast, 2024-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This comprehensive report provides a... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics
(MedPage Today) -- The daily step count needed to reduce the risk of obesity may be largely dependent on genetics, a retrospective cohort study indicated.
Among U.S. adults without obesity in the All of Us Research Program, incidence of obesity... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 27, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
How Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Progresses in Adults
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease worldwide. Researchers have estimated that up to 1 in 200 people have the condition, which is characterized by an abnormal thickening of the walls of the heart. This thickening can make it difficult for the heart to pump blood.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be a deadly disease, and there was a time when it was largely untreatable. But the last 20 years have witnessed a sea change in the condition’s management—a change that has led to an estimated 10-fold decrease in deaths.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Why we SHOULD tell people they're fat - and the simple trick that helped my wife lose 66lb in a year, by MR MOTIVATOR
There's an obesity and diabetes crisis in Britain and - even if it ruffles a few feathers - someone has to call it out, says MR MOTIVATOR. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some people need to work out 73 percent harder than others for same weight loss results, study finds
Genetics can play a large role in how your body reacts to exercise, especially if you have a familial history of obesity. New guidelines suggest how to work with your genes to lose weight. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obesity Genes Mean Some Folks Must Exercise More for Same Results
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Some folks struggling with obesity appear to be hampered by their own genes when it comes to working off those extra pounds, a new study finds.
People with a higher genetic risk of obesity have to exercise more to avoid... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Why Is Obesity Drug Developer Altimmune Stock Trading Lower On Wednesday?
Wednesday, Altimmune Inc ALT said the body composition study of pemvidutide showed lean mass preservation, with 25.5% of weight loss derived from lean mass with 74.5% of weight loss from adipose tissue, comparable to the effects historically associated with diet and exercise. Altimmune will…#altimmuneincalt #altimmune #phase2 #pemvidutide #metabolic #kerrisdalecapital #glp1 #bhvn #vladcoric #obese (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Child Malnutrition in Peru Driven Up by Poverty and Food Insecurity
A young Quechua mother, originally from Peru's southern Andes highlands, walks through the streets of Lima, carrying her young daughter in her lliclla (a colorful shawl made by native women in the Andes). A quarter of Peru's rural population under the age of five suffers from chronic malnutrition, clear evidence of inequality, which will have severe impacts on the rural child population. CREDIT: Wálter Hupiú / IPSBy Mariela JaraLIMA, Mar 27 2024 (IPS) Quechua farmer Felipa Noamesa, who lives in the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, prepares a cream of fava bean soup for breakfast every morning with bread and vegetab...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariela Jara Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Financial Crisis Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categories TerraViva Unit Source Type: news
