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Faster Metabolism Makeover: Nurturing Your Gut Bacteria
Faster Metabolism Makeover: Nurturing Your Gut Bacteria

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Oct 11, 2017... You're not alone! Right now, you've got 100 trillion bacteria living in your digestive system. Most of us are familiar only with these tiny critters' embarrassi ... Read more

TAGS: Biology, Nutrition, Metabolism

Israeli Company Plans to Make Insulin Injections Obsolete
Israeli Company Plans to Make Insulin Injections Obsolete

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/israeli-company-plans-to-make-insulin-injections-obsolete/

Feb 24, 2019... Embryonic stem cells. (Credit: Giovanni Cancemi via shutterstock.com)
Modern medicine sometimes really is a miracle, with many illnesses and conditions tha ... Read more

TAGS: Stem cells, Diabetes, Metabolism

Scrap that Early Morning Jog! Evening Exercise Appears to be Better for You Because Your Body Uses Up Less Oxygen, Two Studies Find
Scrap that Early Morning Jog! Evening Exercise Appears to be Better for You Because Your Body Uses Up Less Oxygen, Two Studies Find

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/scrap-that-early-morning-jog-evening-exercise-appears-to-be-better-for-you-because-your-body-uses-up-less-oxygen-two-studies-find/

Apr 18, 2019... New studies, from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of California, Irvine, found mice that exercised in the evening were 50% more efficient t ... Read more

TAGS: Culture, Biochemistry, Biology, Metabolism

Why Yo-Yo Dieters Often Can't Keep the Weight Off
Why Yo-Yo Dieters Often Can't Keep the Weight Off

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/why-yo-yo-dieters-often-can-t-keep-the-weight-off/

Nov 24, 2016... New research offers insight into why it’s so difficult for dieters to maintain their weight loss. (Getty Images)
For those who have lost the same 10, 20 or ... Read more

TAGS: Culture, Immune system, Bacteria, Nutrition, Metabolism

Weizmann Scientists Discover a Gene That Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes
Weizmann Scientists Discover a Gene That Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/weizmann-scientists-discover-a-gene-that-ties-stress-to-obesity-and-diabetes-1/

Apr 19, 2010... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 19, 2010—The constant stress that many are exposed to in our modern society may be taking aheavy toll: Anxiety disorders and depression, a ... Read more

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Study Gives Insight Why Females Are Prone to Eating Disorders
Study Gives Insight Why Females Are Prone to Eating Disorders

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/study-gives-insight-why-females-are-prone-to-eating-disorders/

May 26, 2016... A receptor related to stress turns out to be related to eating - in female mice. Credit: Reuters
Studying a protein in the brain that is related to stress ... Read more

TAGS: Brain, Biology, Metabolism

To Help Treat And Prevent Obesity, Your Body's Immune System May Be Key
To Help Treat And Prevent Obesity, Your Body's Immune System May Be Key

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/to-help-treat-and-prevent-obesity-your-body-s-immune-system-may-be-key/

Sep 15, 2015... Your body's immune system might be able to fight obesity. Photo: Emilio Labrador CC BY 2.0
It is well known that this country is in the midst of an obesity ... Read more

TAGS: Immune system, Inflammation, Metabolism

10 Advances Transforming the Lives of Diabetics Worldwide
10 Advances Transforming the Lives of Diabetics Worldwide

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/10-advances-transforming-the-lives-of-diabetics-worldwide/

Nov 09, 2017... Image via Shutterstock.com
November 14 is World Diabetes Day and the month of November is National Diabetes Month in the United States. While there is not ... Read more

TAGS: Culture, Diabetes, Metabolism

Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body's Blood Sugar Controls
Artificial Sweeteners May Disrupt Body's Blood Sugar Controls

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/artificial-sweeteners-may-disrupt-body-s-blood-sugar-controls/

Sep 17, 2014... Sweeteners alter the microbiome, the population of bacteria that is in the digestive system. Weizmann Institute of Science
Artificial sweeteners may disrup ... Read more

TAGS: Biology, Immune system, Bacteria, Nutrition, Metabolism

Unraveling Stress: Understanding the Mechanisms for Coping
Unraveling Stress: Understanding the Mechanisms for Coping

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/unraveling-stress-understanding-the-mechanisms-for-coping/

Aug 28, 2010... Stress is one of life’s universal experiences – everyone is familiar with it, regardless of who they are, where they live, or what they do. But while stress is ... Read more

TAGS: Culture, Brain, Biology, Evolution, Diabetes, Metabolism

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