syndrome
Sick Sinus Syndrome In Heart Disease
Any irregularity in your heart’s natural rhythm is called an arrhythmia. Almost everyone’s heart skips a beat now and again, and these mild palpitations are usually harmless. Electrical impulses from the heart muscle (the myocardium) cause the heart to beat (contract). This electrical signal begins in the Sinoatrial Node, also called the SA node or […]
Mediterranean diet, olive oil and nuts can help reverse metabolic syndrome
For people with metabolic syndrome, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts may help reverse the condition, indicate findings from a clinical trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). About 25% of adults around the world have metabolic syndrome. The syndrome exists in the presence of three or more factors such […]
Brown fat found to be at the root of cancer-related wasting syndrome
Many patients with advanced stages of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases die from a condition called cachexia, which is characterized as a “wasting” syndrome that causes extreme thinness with muscle weakness. Cachexia is the direct cause of roughly 20% of deaths in cancer patients. While boosting food intake doesn’t help, and no effective therapies […]
Process that affects fat distribution, metabolic syndrome found by researchers
Building upon their earlier research on the biology of fat metabolism, Joslin scientists discovered that microRNAs -small RNA molecules that play important roles in regulation in many types of tissue — play a major role in the distribution and determination of fat cells and whole body metabolism. Also, the study is the first to reveal […]
Exercising first, dieting later protects patients with metabolic syndrome from muscle loss
Younger and older women tend to lose lean muscle mass, along with fat, unless they engage in physical activity before they attempt weight loss, a new study from Israel finds. The results were presented at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society: ICE/ENDO 2014 in Chicago. “To preserve muscle […]