Controlling blood vessels could help combat obesity - Newstrack India

Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): Scientists have found that controlling blood vessel development may help fight obesity and diabetes. As the growth of fat cells and their metabolism depend on oxygen and blood-borne nutrients, one possible way to regulate the ...

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Joslin Center lands $1m gift for diabetes research - MSN MoneyCentral

Joslin Diabetes Center today announced it has received a $1 million gift from the Thomas Beatson Jr. Foundation to support Type 1 diabetes research. The donation will be split evenly between the labs of Joslin research doctors T. Keith Blackwell ...

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Weight Loss News - Yahoo News

DALLAS (Reuters) - Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process. CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks ...

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Seniors/Aging News - Yahoo News

LONDON (Reuters) - Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to treat aggression in older Alzheimer's patients appear to significantly raise their risk of dying prematurely, British researchers said Friday. LONDON - Anti-psychotic drugs commonly used to treat ...

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Ryan Baker - CBS 2 Chicago

Ryan Baker serves as CBS 2's lead sports anchor on the 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM weekday newscasts. Baker joined CBS 2 from WMAQ-TV in Chicago where he had worked as an anchor and reporter since 2003.  He served as the host of the Chicago Bears ...

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FEATURE-Will Americans put on "recession pounds"? - Reuters

DALLAS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process. The specter of "recession pounds" is a concern weighing on health professionals ...

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'Stroke Belt' deaths tied to non-traditional risk factors - Genetic Engineering News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Southerners die from stroke more than in any other U.S. region, but exactly why that happens is unknown. A new report by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Vermont underscores that ...

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