Barbara Corkey
Zoltan Kohn Professor of Medicine at Boston University
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- Boston University
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Boston University
Dr. Barbara Corkey’s research focuses on the understanding of lipid metabolism, insulin secretion, and pancreatic beta cell function. She is also studying food additives and whether they contribute to obesity.
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Cases
What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?
July 1, 2016
The Scientist By Barbara Corkey, School of Medicine Insulin resistance and high levels of insulin and lipids all precede the development of metabolic dysfunction. Which metabolic factor is to blame?… View full article by expert Barbara Corkey
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BU researcher looking for obesity’s origins
July 23, 2012
Boston Globe Barbara Corkey, School of Medicine Corkey, an obesity researcher at Boston University School of Medicine, recently began exploring the role that food additives may play in America’s obesity and diabetes epidemic… View article
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Nighttime fasting may foster weight loss
May 18, 2012
Los Angeles Times Barbara Corkey, School of Medicine In an age of long commutes, late sports practices, endless workdays and 24/7 television programming, the image of Mom hanging up her dish towel at 7 p.m. and declaring “the kitchen is closed” seems a quaint relic of an earlier era… View article
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Local Doctor Says Two Food Additives Can Ruin Diet
May 10, 2012
WBZ Barbara Corkey, School of Medicine Eat less, exercise more. View video
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The Queen Of Metabolism’s Theory On Why We Are Fat
March 11, 2012
WBUR “CommonHealth” Barbara Corkey, School of Medicine The headline in Bostonia magazine, in appropriately big black letters, is “Why We Are Fat,” but the Facebook friend who pointed it out notes: “It’s not really about why we are fat… View article
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Does your diet need a detox?
January 25, 2012
Yahoo! Health Barbara Corkey, School of Medicine Preservatives with alien-sounding names… View article
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