Testosterone Loss in Older Men: Factors Beyond Age in the Mix
Numerous factors — including body mass index (BMI), lifestyle, relationship status, and a number of disease states — were tied with declining testosterone levels in men over 70, researchers found. In a meta-analysis including about 25,000 men, testosterone levels were fairly stable from ages 17 to 70, but then started to significantly drop after that […]
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Shallow Hal’ Body Double Developed A Severe Eating Disorder Post-Film
LOADINGERROR LOADING Ivy Snitzer says her experience as Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double in “Shallow Hal” had an intense impact on her health and well-being. Snitzer opened up about working on the 2001 film in an interview with The Guardian published Tuesday, where she explained how a positive on-set experience was tainted by fatphobic backlash, which […]
Higher BMI = Less Neutropenia With CDK4/6 Inhibitor for Early Breast Cancer
A higher body mass index (BMI) translated into less neutropenia and fewer discontinuations among women with early hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer treated with a CDK4/6 inhibitor, a secondary analysis of the randomized trial PALLAS showed. Among patients who received palbociclib (Ibrance) in addition to endocrine therapy, increasing BMI was associated with a small but […]
Scientists tie obesity to sex- and age-specific genes
From influencing how our body stores fat to how our brain regulates appetite, hundreds of genes, along with environmental factors, collectively determine our weight and body size. Now, researchers add several genes, which appear to affect obesity risk in certain sexes and ages, to that list. The study, published on August 2 in the journal […]
MR-Guided Adaptive SBRT Tied to Reduced Side Effects in Prostate Cancer
Magnetic resonance (MR)‐guided adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer was associated with significantly lower rates of acute genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicities compared with CT-guided non-adaptive SBRT, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Across 29 prospective studies involving over 2,500 patients, the risk of short‐term genitourinary side effects was reduced by 44% with […]
Opinion | Dignity for the Deceased: The Need for Federal Regulations
Champney is a professor of cell biology, and a body donor program coordinator. A faculty colleague at another institution contacted me to let me know that his mother had donated her body to our body donation program. I replied that we would take care of her and treat her with the respect and dignity she […]
‘Overweight’ BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest
A body mass index (BMI) in the overweight — but not obese — range was not independently associated with an increased mortality risk, a retrospective study relying on two decades’ worth of National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data found. Of roughly half a million U.S. adults captured in the 1999-2018 surveys, a slightly lower risk […]
The latest weapon against cancer is … a keto diet?
Dietitians say a keto diet could help you lose up to 10% of your body weight. These high-fat, low-carb meal plans trick the body into burning its own fat. They could also help fight a variety of cancers by starving tumors of the glucose they need to grow. On the surface, this seems ideal. But […]
Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
A deficiency of taurine — a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods — is a driver of aging in animals, according to a new study led by Columbia researchers and involving dozens of aging researchers around the world. The same study also found that taurine supplements can slow down the aging […]
Higher BMI Tied to Other Severe Respiratory Infections Too
A higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with increased risks for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 and other respiratory infections as well, according to a study using data from the U.K. Biobank. After a mean follow-up of 11.8 years, the hazard ratios per 10-unit higher BMI was 2.26 (95% CI 2.05-2.49) for severe […]