Surgery and premature aging Two years after surgery, patients had telomeres that were 80% longer than they had been before the procedure Weight loss from bariatric surgery appears to reverse the premature aging associated with obesity, according to research presented…
Accredited bariatric centres The analysis is the first comprehensive review of the best available evidence comparing bariatric surgical results in accredited versus non-accredited US centres Patients who have weight-loss operations at non-accredited bariatric surgical facilities in the US are up…
Global obesity rates Adjusting BMI for a population's basal slenderness gives each population a cutoff that reflects the amount of a person's BMI that is due to body fat versus other body tissues Standard methods for estimating obesity may grossly…
Surgery and mental illness Patients with a self-harm diagnosis prior to surgery were 36 times more likely to repeat their self-harming behaviour afterwards. Patients with a history of depression run a high risk of severe post-operative depression after gastric bypass…
New therapy is first of its kind with endoscopic delivery and the promise to achieve long-term benefits comparable to metabolic surgery. The six-month results of the first-ever clinical study evaluating the endoscopic creation of a dual-path enteral diversion using the…
Blood glucose health The rate of diabetes increased as much as 19 percent between 1988 and 2014, explaining the overall worsening blood sugar levels The rate of obese adults with all three risk factors increased by 37 percent between 1988…
Adolescent bariatric surgery Surgery linked to improved mobility and less walking pain Among the teens, 161 had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 67 had gastrectomy and 14 had laparoscopic adjustable gastric band. Bariatric surgery was associated with faster walking by…
Baseline diabetes Baseline diabetes should be considered either a positive or a negative predictor of long-term mental health and HRQOL after RYGB surgery A study investigating the predictive value of type 2 diabetes and lack of physical activity for mental…
Beloranib programme suspended ZGN-1061 in Phase I development for severe and complicated obesity indications Zafgen is refocusing its resources on development of a differentiated second-generation MetAP2 inhibitor, ZGN-1061, in severe and complicated obesity, following a comprehensive review of its assets…
Brain stimulation It's not entirely clear how DLPFC works to reduce food cravings, but evidence suggests possible effects on the "reward centre" of the brain and/or enhanced cognitive control over cravings. Non-invasive stimulation of a specific brain area can reduce…