Journal Watch 05/10/2022
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
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Large variations in life expectancy for T2DM across 23 countries
A team of international researchers have reported large variations in life expectancy for type 2 diabetics across 23 high-income...
ReShape awarded Grant to further develop Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation device
ReShape Lifesciences has been awarded a US$300,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for the development of ReShape’s...
LAGB could play a role in creating symptomatic HH, but further research is needed confirm causation
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) could play in a role in the creation of symptomatic hiatal hernias (HHs) however, further...
Teleflex completes Standard Bariatrics acquisition
Teleflex has completed the previously announced acquisition of Standard Bariatrics, which has commercialised an innovative powered...
Annual costs of rising overweight and obesity rates estimated at US$2.2 trillion
A study has predicted that US$2.2 trillion could be saved annually if overweight and obesity (OAO) prevalence remained at 2019 levels....
Study reports obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Molecular mechanisms of brain development during early life are likely a major determinant of obesity risk, according to researchers at...
Bariatric surgery patients could have a higher risk of epilepsy
Researchers from the Western University in London, Canada, have reported that patients with a history of bariatric surgery were at...
Journal Watch 27/09/2023
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
LuCI agent used for the treatment of obesity-associated metabolic disorders
Researchers led by Dr Ali Tavakkoli, Chief of the division of General and GI Surgery and co-director of the Center for Weight Management...
