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New weight-loss finding could reduce appetite without surgery

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Bronwyn Thompson

Being able to control appetite stimuli in the gut may offer a successful alternative to weight-loss surgery

While weight-loss surgery has proven to be an effective long-term health treatment, it can also be expensive, can come with a host of unpleasant side effects, is invasive, and around a third of recipients will require follow-up surgery or hospitalization within five years. It’s no surprise, then, that only about 1% of those who have qualifying weight concerns actually go through with it.

Category: Medical, Science

Tags: King’s College London, University of Nottingham, University of Amsterdam, Weight Loss, Microbiome

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Two studies deliver strong evidence linking depression and gut bacteria

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Rich Haridy

Two new studies published in Nature Communications offer some of the strongest evidence to date for a relationship between depression and gut bacteria. The research does not claim bacteria in the gut directly causes depression, but does suggest a stron… Continue reading Two studies deliver strong evidence linking depression and gut bacteria→

Physicists deploy 3D printing in pursuit of world’s crackliest chocolate

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Loz Blain

A team of Dutch scientists has taken on the grueling task of designing the perfect piece of chocolate, using novel 3D printing techniques to create designs that shatter in the most pleasurable way when bitten. Clearly, extensive testing is required.Con… Continue reading Physicists deploy 3D printing in pursuit of world’s crackliest chocolate→