Recommendations for prescribing exercise to control high blood pressure have been put forward by various medical organizations and expert panels, but finding the bandwidth to craft personalized exercise training for their patients poses a challenge for clinicians. Now, European cardiology societies have issued a consensus statement that offers an algorithm…
SARS-CoV-2 proteins are potent suppressors of innate immunity
Most pathogenic viruses, such as the causative agent of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), affect normal human biology to co-opt cellular metabolism and replicate successfully. One key pathway is the suppression of innate host immunity. A new paper on the…
Study: COVID-19 infection in pregnancy does not increase risk of stillbirth or neonatal death
COVID-19 infection in pregnancy is not associated with stillbirth or early neonatal death, according to a new study. However the research, from over 4000 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, also found women who had a positive test were more likely to have a premature birth. The research, led…
‘Rewiring’ metabolism in insulin-producing cells may aid Type 2 diabetes treatment
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown way that pancreatic cells decide how much insulin to secrete. It could provide a promising new target to develop drugs for boosting insulin production in people with Type 2 diabetes. In a pair of papers recently published in Cell Metabolism, scientists from the University…
Metabolism decoded: lose weight despite fat diet possible
The material cause of Obesity and Diabetes discovered Too much sugar and fat is unhealthy, thick and with a number of diseases is connected, it should actually be aware of. But the question of why this is so, one inevitably comes across the question mark. What are the mechanisms in…
Micro-control of liver metabolism
Researchers at TIFR have discovered molecular anticipation of feeding in the liver that is essential to ensure that the body, after fasting, adapts to use incoming nutrients upon re-feeding. Their findings, published in the international journal Cell Reports, show that very small RNA molecules called microRNAs control major metabolic pathways…
Healthy diet helper: Naturally lose weight with Apple cider vinegar – effective at Overweight
How does Apple cider vinegar on weight loss? In recent years, there have been statements that Apple cider vinegar helps against several health problems. Experts noted that Apple cider vinegar can also activate the metabolism, causing the body to use fat for the production of energy, instead of storing this…
If You’re Going To Do One Thing To Boost Your Metabolism Make This It
If the term ‘metabolism’ immediately takes your mind to weight loss, you need to get with the program, friend – it’s so much more than that. Courtesy of Medicine Net, it’s defined as: “the whole range of biochemical processes that occur within a living organism.” So sure, in that respect,…