CME: Trends in Obesity-Associated Cancers
This course discusses a study that examined whether a shift of obesity-associated cancer burden...
Nov 12, 2020
This course discusses a study that examined whether a shift of obesity-associated cancer burden...
Jul 5, 2020
Regular physical activity, including lighter-intensity activities, and less sedentary time appear...
May 19, 2020
Research has shown that obesity accelerates the development of certain cancers, including cancers...
May 8, 2020
We are fighting multiple health devils in our daily lives. While COVID-19 is the most recent one,...
Feb 17, 2020
Plant tannins, polyphenolic plant secondary metabolites are involved in important chemical defense processes in plants. In this study, tannic acid was used as the standard of plant tannins to determine the effects on nutritional...
Feb 17, 2020
Understanding what shapes species phenotypes over macroevolutionary timescales from comparative data often requires studying the relationship between phenotypes and putative explanatory factors or testing for differences in...
Feb 17, 2020
Single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SILSG) has been proposed as an alternative to conventional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (CLSG) in obese patients. This study aims to compare the surgical outcomes of these two...
Feb 17, 2020
Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is currently the only clinically proven method of weight loss that is effective in treating severe obesity and its related comorbidities. However, only about 36% of MBS-eligible patients...
Feb 17, 2020
Endocrine disorders such as Cushing’s syndrome and hypothyroidism may cause weight gain and exacerbate metabolic dysfunction in obesity. Other forms of endocrine dysfunction, particularly gonadal dysfunction (predominantly...
Feb 17, 2020
The proper production, degradation, folding and activity of proteins, proteostasis, is essential for any cellular function. From single cell organisms to humans, selective pressures have led to the evolution of adaptive programs...
Feb 13, 2020
The relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer risk have been investigated in a growing number of epidemiological studies. However, their findings were inconsistent, and no...
Feb 13, 2020
Measuring in vivo changes in the drug metabolizing activity of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes is critical to understanding and assessing drug-drug, drug-diet and drug-disease interactions. The sensitivity and specificity of...