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Weight Loss Shows Up Faster Than You Think

It’s natural the moment you go on a weight loss program to want to see results right away. If you’re going about losing weight in a sensible way—meaning you’re using a sustainable approach and not a fad diet that’s too low on calories and nutrients—you’re probably going to notice some kind of weight loss pretty […]

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Regulating copper in the brain stops memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques in the patient’s brain. These plaques sequester copper, and contain approximately five times as much as a healthy brain. Two CNRS scientists from the Coordination Chemistry Laboratory recently developed, with their colleagues from the Guangdong University of Technology and Shenzhen University (China), a molecule that […]

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Study reveals long-term benefits of weight loss surgery in adults with obesity and diabetes

Researchers recently conducted the largest study to date to evaluate the effectiveness of weight loss surgery in a Chinese population of individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes. In the study, which is published in Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, surgery provided substantial and sustainable effects on weight, blood sugar, and cholesterol over five years. Source: […]