Lower BMI thresholds (usually reduced by 2.5) should be used for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, black African or African-Caribbean backgrounds
Since glutamate synaptic transmission is known to involve receptors that reside on dendritic spines, neurons were probed for excitatory synaptic transmission by staining for the glutamatergic presynaptic marker Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 1 (VGLUT1) (Balschun et al
Nutritional deficiencies, especially in zinc, vitamin D, and B vitamins, can depress sex hormone production
The Challenge GLP-1s are an important new tool for weight loss but as with any tool, they have their limitations
Patients with certain genetic profiles may experience more severe GI symptoms or differential weight loss patterns