Obesity increases the risk of a number of serious conditions, not least, diabetes and cardiovascular problems. Being clinically obese also hastens the aging process, a fact which, over the last few years, has been pinned […]
Obesity is a clinical condition, the prevalence of which has increased significantly in recent decades in Western countries and, later, worldwide. Obesity has been defined as a pandemic and one of the main health problems […]
Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, from asthma to diabetes to pre-term birth. Several recent studies have suggested that maternal exposures to air pollution and temperature extremes might contribute to low birth weight (LBW), […]
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequently observed endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age. Although the figures vary according to diagnostic criteria, its incidence is reported between 6% and 20%. Acne, hirsutism, seborrhea, menstrual […]
The researchers identified three new genes associated with the regulation of circadian rhythms. A family of genes allows cells to adapt to daily changes in environmental conditions by adjusting their internal “biological clock“, the circadian […]
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent pelvic inflammatory disease characterized by implantation and growth of endometrial tissue (glands and stroma) outside the uterine cavity. It affects approximately 10-15% of women of reproductive age. The most common symptoms […]
At the moment there is no blood test for osteoarthritis in the initial stage, a degenerative joint disease in which the cartilage that fades and the movement of the bearings breaks, causing pain, swelling and […]
Everyone likes a good coffee. One reason, perhaps unconscious, is that coffee is potentially the biggest source of antioxidants in the world. The other reason is, well, because a good coffee is addictive; in a […]
Diabetes is one of the world’s largest health emergencies with 415 million people aged 20 to 70 worldwide having diabetes in 2015 and the prevalence is increasing. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DMT2) is a complex disease […]
The brain is fundamental in the regulation of appetite, body weight and metabolism. Specifically, there is a small group of hypothalamic neurons, called POMC, that detect and integrate the signals that inform about the energetic […]
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