Posts Tagged ‘Researchers’

Brain Might Be Key To Leptin’s Actions Against Type 1 Diabetes, UT Southwestern Researchers Find

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

 
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest a novel role for the brain in mediating beneficial actions of the hormone leptin in type 1 diabetes.

“Our findings really pave the way for understanding the mechanism by which leptin therapy improves type 1 diabetes,” said Dr. Roberto Coppari, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study involving laboratory (more…)

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Gender Difference In Energy Compensation Effect Discovered By Researchers

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

 
The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.

The study, conducted by Viren Ranawana and Professor Jeya Henry of the Functional Food Centre at Oxford Brookes University, is the first of its kind to compare the compensation effect of liquid calories on short-term energy consumption, (more…)

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