The treatment of obesity as a disease, especially with some of the newer ... with a patient population that includes 58% ...

BioCrossroads has named Eli Lilly CEO, Dave Ricks, the recipient of the 2024 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the ...

Discover the impact of food deserts in Washington, D.C.'s predominantly African American wards, and learn about efforts to ...

Cooper et al [6] attempted to disentangle the social, environmental, and genetic aspects of race by studying hypertension and sodium intake only in populations of the African diaspora. This ...

But African Americans, I think ... high glucose levels, obesity, and the damage they do. There are some levers to pull: Policy. “We need to do more in our communities to enable heart-healthy ...

At the BioCrossroads Life Sciences Summit, a panel explored Indiana's role in addressing the state’s rising diabetes and ...

Life outside of work moves just as fast as her career. She’s an ultramarathon and ultra-Spartan run competitor. Her record distance so far is 52 miles, which she ran consecutively during a 24-hour ...

UB researchers have received a $$3.28 million grant from the NIH to investigate the use of structured financial incentives in ...

Obesity is now recognized as a cardiovascular ... deeply aware of how structural barriers have damaged the health of African Americans in particular. “You can get pretty discouraged when you ...

Exploring the impact of systemic racism on physical and mental health, and the role of social determinants of health in health disparities.

The syndrome runs in families and is more common among African-American, Hispanic ... Because it's a collection of risk factors (such as obesity, hormonal imbalance, and insulin resistance ...