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1 in 5 parents say their children ate fast food more often since the pandemic shutdowns and 1 in 6 say their child eats fast food at least twice a week.
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Study finds NAD+ break down leads to multi organ scarring, providing now a previously undiscovered pathogenic role of the enzyme CD38 in disease scarring.
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New findings give reason to pay attention to metabolic dysfunction well before middle age.
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A CALCR cell found in mice may stop feeding without subsequential nauseating effects as well as influence the long term intake of food.
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A worldwide research effort is underway for finding a treatment option for hyperphagia, the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity.
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Fat shaming won’t solve obesity, but science could help. Michigan Medicine rounds up research papers and articles to show why treatment can’t adopt the “one size fits all” approach.
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A deadly endocrine tumor discovered during a woman’s pregnancy explains years of debilitating symptoms. A complex, six-hour surgery by a Michigan Medicine team kept mom and baby safe.
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An interdisciplinary investigation of misfolding proteins and their role in several diseases
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A doctor from the University of Michigan Health System has developed a way to visualize stored insulin in the pancreas of a living creature.