Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Patricia Silva, PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

Arsenic Exposure In Utero Linked to Obesity and Early Puberty in Mice

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Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recently reported that arsenic exposure during embryonic development is linked to an early puberty and adult obesity in mice. The ... Read more

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Body Mass Index and Obesity Risk

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Researchers at CHU de Québec and the Université Laval in Canada published new findings in the journal Obesity indicating that cannabis use is associated with a lower body mass index (BMI). ... Read more

August 21, 2015August 24, 2015

Master Gene Control Switch in Obesity Found to Be Linked to the FTO Gene

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A study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the FTO gene, which is known to be associated with obesity, plays a role in a master ... Read more

August 20, 2015October 27, 2015

Muscle Mass Seems to Decrease Obesity’s Cardiovascular Risk

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Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University have recently been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for the ... Read more

August 19, 2015August 27, 2015

Aspirin Found to Reverse Cancer Risk Associated with Obesity

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A new study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology revealed that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer development in obese patients. The study was developed by an international research team ... Read more

August 14, 2015August 17, 2015

Low-Fat Diet Results in Greater Body Fat Reduction Than Low-Carbohydrate Diet

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A new study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently reported that a low-fat diet induces a greater reduction in body fat than a low-carbohydrate diet ... Read more

August 11, 2015October 27, 2015

Study Supports Apollo’s ORBERA Intragastric Balloon as a Promising Therapy for Obesity

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A recent review conducted by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Technology Committee evaluated therapeutic endoscopic technologies for obesity treatment, including the ORBERA Intragastric Balloon from Apollo Endosurgery in Austin, ... Read more

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015

Sleeve Gastrectomy Study Reveals Patients Can Regain Weight and Develop Diabetes in the Long-Term

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Researchers at Rabin Medical Center in Israel recently published in the journal JAMA Surgery that obese patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy — one type of bariatric surgery — may regain ... Read more

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015

Bariatric Surgery Decreases the Risk of Asthma Exacerbations in Asthmatic Obese Patients

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A study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology revealed that bariatric surgery for weight loss can significantly reduce the risk of asthma exacerbations in asthmatic obese patients. ... Read more

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015

Cortisol Levels Found To Be Correlated with Body Weight

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Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital recently reported a link between cortisol levels and different weight ranges in women. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and ... Read more