Fitness and Wellness Business Week

Boston University, U.S. - Adiponectin displays cardioprotective qualities

Healthcare Coverage - Blue Care Network of Michigan designates Centers of Excellence

University of Liverpool, U.K. - Adipokines are key both in adipose tissue communication and among other organs

University of Sacred Heart, Italy - Biliopancreatic diversion normalizes insulin sensitivity and enhances beta-cell sensitivity

Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark - Researchers from Denmark and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece - Researchers' data from Greece, Brazil and Spain advance hypertension research

Akita University, Japan - Studies from Japan, the United States and the New Zealand advance knowledge in obesity research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, U.S. - Data from the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Greece - Obese are more likely than normal weight individual to develop infections

Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Greece - New research from Greece, France and Japan in the area of obesity detailed

Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, U.K. - New findings from the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan in the area of diabetes described

Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Researchers' work from Denmark, Netherlands and Finland adds to diabetes body of knowledge

Boston University, U.S. - Research from the United States and Germany add new data to gastroenterology body of knowledge

Boston University, U.S. - Thiazolidinediones can rapidly activate AMP-activated protein kinase in mammalian tissues

Celal Bayar University, Turkey - Studies from Turkey, Scotland and Italy add new findings to angiology body of knowledge

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Weight loss methods often do not include recommended caloric restriction and physical activity

Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia Yi Hsien, Taiwan - Recent findings from Taiwan, Netherlands and the United States illuminate research in heart disease

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada - Feedback plus reinforcement of physical activity improves activity levels

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Chiglitazar may offer better lipid homeostasis than selective PPAR gamma agonists in diabetes

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States and France adds to atherosclerosis body of knowledge

Columbus Children's Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Metabolic abnormalities and metabolic syndrome phenotypes are increasingly common in U.S. youth

Columbus Children's Hospital, Denver, U.S. - Exercise and calorie restriction increase SREBP-1 expression and intramuscular triglyceride

Cornell University, U.S. - Ingestive behavior research may lead to ideal meal size in normal and obese youth

CSIRO Human Nutrition, Australia - New research from Australia, Greece and Spain in the area of polycystic ovarian syndrome detailed

Curtin University of Technology, Australia - Researchers from Australia, the United States and France provide details of new studies and findings in the area of endocrinology

Diabetes & Glandular Diseases Clinic, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and United Kingdom describe findings in diabetes studies

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil - Studies from Brazil, the United States and Turkey add new findings to obesity body of knowledge

Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia - Endurance training in obese improves glucose tolerance and mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation

Hanyang University, South Korea - Research from South Korea, People's Republic of China and United States in biomedical engineering provides new insights

Harvard University, U.S. - Fitness comparison of thymidine analog resistance pathways in HIV-1 is reported

Harvard University, U.S. - Improved body weight and AMP-activated kinase activity may be leptin dependent in mouse model

Harvard University, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States, Switzerland and Poland illuminate research in heart disease

Harvard University, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States and Canada advance proteins research

Harvard University, U.S. - Young children are now more likely to be overweight

Hopital Robert Debre, Paris, France - Recent findings from France, Canada and Brazil illuminate research in obesity

INSERM U755, France - Researchers from France, the United States and Canada report details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity

Jichi Medical School, Japan - Triacylglycerol hydrolase-2 may aid adipocyte lipolysis during times of high-energy demand

Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in obesity research

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, U.S. - Leptin suppresses stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 by mechanisms independent of insulin

Juntendo University, Japan - Researchers from Japan, Israel and Denmark provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Kahrammanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey - Reports from Turkey, Denmark and Japan advance knowledge in diabetes research

Kaiser Permanente - New findings in adenocarcinoma described from the United States

Karolinska University, Sweden - New data from Sweden and Italy lluminates research in obesity

Kyushu University, Japan - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is higher and linked to obesity in female diabetics

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, U.K. - Waist-hip ratio should replace body mass index as indicator of mortality risk in older people

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Germany and United Kingdom provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS

Massey University, New Zealand - Findings from New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom in obesity provide new insights

Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Findings from the United States, People's Republic of China and Japan describe new data in genetics research

Medical College of Georgia, U.S. - New data from the United States, South Korea and France lluminates research in obesity

Medical University, Poland - Findings from Poland and Brazil in hypertension provide new insights

Mergers & Acquisitions - EDiets.com completes sale of primary and founders shares to Prides Capital Partners