Fitness and Wellness Business Week

Maastricht University - Adiponectin is present in the sarcolemma of muscle fibers

Maastricht University - Beta₂ -adrenergic receptor polymorphism associated with obesity

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Researchers describe findings in obesity surgery studies

Niigata University - Adiponectin level useful to detect metabolic syndrome in obese children

Peking Union Medical College - Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and overweight in adults in China reported

Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of obesity pathogenesis

Royal Free & Univ. College Medical School, London - Obesity severity limits cardiovascular benefits of weight reduction

Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey - Active surveillance advised for localized prostate cancer

Royal Vet. & Agricultural Univ., Frederiksberg - Dietary protein/carbohydrate composition does not affect inflammatory markers

St. Louis University - Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise

Stanford University - Pro-eating disorder website use linked to more time in the hospital

SW Foundation Biomedical Research, San Antonio - Researchers describe findings in metabolic syndrome studies

Texas Woman's University - Parents of overweight Hispanic children believe their children are healthy

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis accompanies pituitary dysfunction

Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - Effects of sibutramine in obese hypertensive patients examined

University Hospital Antwerp - Rimonabant promotes weight loss and improves cardiovascular risk factors

University of Adelaide, Austrailia - Implications of fetal "appetite" explored

University of British Columbia - Ghrelin and hunger responses to meal in female adolescents reported

University of British Columbia - New findings in diabetes pathogenesis described

University of Buenos Aires - Enhancers control proopiomelanocortin gene expression in the brain

University of Colorado - Metabolic syndrome reviewed

University of Helsinki - Work fatigue and working overtime are associated with weight gain

University of Med Berlin - Blood flow in subcutaneous adipose tissue depends on skin-fold thickness

University of Pisa - Regular physical fitness not enough for patients with severe hypertension

University of Pittsburgh - Studies advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

University of Rovira & Virgili, Reus - Adipose tissue adiponectin expression assessed in lean and obese women

University of Texas, Austin - Biographic and psychobehavioral influences on body mass index discussed

University of Trieste - Findings advance knowledge in obesity and diabetes research

University of Washington - Economic analysis of food choices and diet costs reported

University of Washington - Insulin, C-peptide, and leptin predict increased visceral adiposity

Yankelovich - Americans "weigh in" on obesity, diet and wellness

Yeungnam University - New data illuminates research in obesity pathogenesis

Ziekenhuis Rijnstate, Arnhem - Diazoxide-mediated insulin suppression in obese men investigated