Items Tagged ‘obesity’
November 18, 2011
Liver Transplant + Bariatric Surgery = the New Marshall
By MakalaArce 
Marshall Curtis was diagnosed in 2009 with end stage liver failure and cirrhosis secondary to Alpha1 Antitrypsin deficiency. Obesity and encephalopathy were additional challenges confronting the Mayo team. He was recommended for a new study program combining a transplant and bariatric surgery to improve his chances for a transplant and long term survival. Listen to […]
Tags: 1841, 1859, 5275, 5325, 5335, bariatric surgery, encephalopathy, gastric bypass, liver failure, Marshall Curtis, Mayo Clinic, obesity
February 24, 2009
Comparison of “Gut” Microbes Offers Clues to Weight Differences
By Lynn Closway 
Obesity. (Got your attention?) It’s the topic of a collaborative research study involving Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and the University of Arizona. The study suggests that the composition of microbes within the human gut may hold a key to at least part of the cause of obesity — and the […]
Tags: obesity