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We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

This gene variant increases Type 2 diabetes, low body weight risk

Individuals with gene variant transcription Factor-7 may be at risk for Type 2 diabetes even while maintaining low body...

3 Oct 2018 6:08 PM IST

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sedentary lifestyle, obesity, stress, lack of sleep factors for...

Diabetes is a condition caused by the body's inability to regulate insulin levels that can lead to tissue damage and...

1 Oct 2018 10:54 AM IST

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Weight cycling could raise mortality risk

Here is what a new study has found.

30 Nov 2018 1:29 PM IST

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This weight loss procedure may shrink fat, muscle

Here is what a new study has found.

28 Nov 2018 5:25 PM IST

Overweight, obese kids have higher asthma risk

Overweight, obese kids have higher asthma risk

Experts say even with asthma, kids can exercise to help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight

27 Nov 2018 9:44 AM IST

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Later school start may help teens get needed sleep

Here is what a new study has found.

25 Nov 2018 10:24 AM IST

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Study links obesity to COPD in non-smokers

The best-known risk factor for COPD is smoking, but one-quarter of COPD patients have never smoked

23 Nov 2018 12:48 PM IST

Shift work, especially night shift work, has also been associated with a greater risk of Type 2 diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Unhealthy lifestyle, erratic shifts can increase diabetes risk, says...

Unhealthy lifestyle behaviour such as smoking, poor diet, little exercise, and being obese increase the risk of Type 2...

22 Nov 2018 3:24 PM IST

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Infants born to obese mothers can develop liver disease, obesity

Childhood obesity has become a growing epidemic.

19 Nov 2018 9:24 AM IST

Vegetarians and vegans tend to be much more deliberate in their food choices and far less likely to binge eat. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obese people enjoy food less, says study

Adolescents who feel more pleasure or enjoyment when eating "have a healthy relationship with food.

15 Nov 2018 9:32 AM IST

A study found that high BMI makes people more likely to be depressed (Photo: AFP)

Psychological effect of obesity hits women twice as hard as men: study

Previous reports have suggested that while obesity has doubled in the UK since 1990s, number of people using...

13 Nov 2018 6:13 PM IST

More obesity education and training are needed among healthcare professionals. (Photo: Pixabay)

Adolescent obesity linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer

Study finds overweight and even higher weight within 'normal' weight range in men may increase pancreatic cancer risk in...

12 Nov 2018 8:58 PM IST