“When patients have a flare-up of Crohn’s, they can have anemia,” says William Sandborn, MD, the chief of gastroenterology and the director of the inflammatory bowel disease center at the ...

The world’s smallest continent is on a slow but steady journey - one that is literally bringing it closer to Asia. About 300 to 200 million years ago, the Australian tectonic plate was part of ...

The overall average body fat percentage in the United States is about 39.9% for women and 28.1% for men, so below these amounts would technically be “below average.” However, most people in the United ...

Objective Mesenteric fat hyperplasia is a hallmark of Crohn's disease (CD), and C reactive protein (CRP) is correlated with disease activity. The authors investigated whether mesenteric adipocytes may ...

We provide a scoping overview of the most studied diseases mechanisms associated with the induction or prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in rodent models relevant to Crohn’s Disease and ...

As per a 2015 research eating until you're 80% full can lead to significant weight loss and health benefits, as it helps prevent the body from storing excess calories as fat. Unlike many Western ...

Who doesn't love a good laugh? And what's more amusing than knowing you are thick and can make a joke about it? Fat jokes are entertaining, but caution should be taken before sharing them because ...

Losing fat in the legs and thighs involves a combination of exercises that tone the leg muscles and general changes to support weight loss. Everyone has some leg fat, but the amount varies from ...

Researchers at CNIO have discovered that blocking the mitochondrial protein MCJ in brown fat increases heat production and leads to weight loss in obese mice, offering protection against ...

Scientists are tackling society's growing obesity problem from all kinds of angles – and new research picks out a particular protein controlling how fat is burned off, which could potentially be a ...