Author: Tom Patriot

Dietary fats entering the brain may explain link between obesity and depression: Mouse study

Tom Patriot

Obesity and depression have long been linked, with previous clinical studies finding an association between these two conditions. However, until now, the mechanisms of how obesity affects depression and vice versa have not been fully understood. Now, in a new study led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the Gladstone Institutes, and published today in Translational Psychiatry, scientists have been able to demonstrate the links between the consumption of diets high in saturated fats that lead to obesity and the development of depression phenotypes. They have also found that…

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Small Business Week Is Here, So Turn Your Idea Into Reality With This Starter Kit

Tom Patriot

With Small Business Week 2019 upon us, now is as good a time as any to begin making that idea you can’t stop thinking about a reality. As of last year, there were 30.2 million small businesses in the United States — and you could join their ranks. Don’t let a fear of failure hold you back. If it doesn’t work out like you think, learning from those mistakes will only help pave the way to something great. It’s important to remember that there is no one right way to succeed, but you won’t get anywhere unless you start.…

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Keto diet has potential in military, researchers say

Tom Patriot

A new study has researchers hopeful that a ketogenic diet could prove useful in the military, where obesity is an ongoing challenge, both in terms of recruiting soldiers and keeping them fit for service. The Ohio State University study included 29 people, most of whom were members of the campus ROTC. For three months, 15 of the participants followed a ketogenic diet and a comparison group of 14 peers ate their normal diet. Ketogenic diets are low in carbohydrates and emphasize moderate consumption of protein, with fat consumed to satiety.…

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Zendaya Is Literally — Literally — Cinderella at the 2019 Met Gala

Tom Patriot

Well, folks. I’m here to inform you that Zendaya may have just singlehandedly won the Met Gala. (And yet, with her red-carpet history, is anyone that surprised?) The 22-year-old Spiderman: Far From Home star has repeatedly brought her A-game to the star-studded event in past years, so it only makes sense that she’d continue to bring it. This time around, she opted for a full-blown Cinderella-inspired moment, courtesy of stylist Law Roach and her ultra-talented glam team, who turned her into the spitting image of the Disney icon, complete with a light-up princess gown designed by Tommy…

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Scientists grow precursors for human pigment cells

Tom Patriot

Our hair, skin and eyes are colored by a pigment called melanin, which is produced by pigment cells called melanocytes. Scientists have used stem cell technology to successfully create melanocyte precursor cells. These cells can be used in research on melanoma and other pigment cell-related illnesses. The findings were published on March 6 in the online edition of Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. Abnormalities in pigment cells can affect us in many ways, from genetic disorders such as albinism to freckles caused by aging. When melanocytes become malignant melanoma they cause…

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