Obesity leads to a complex inflammatory response inside fat tissue
Fat tissue, for as much as it’s been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy…
Fat tissue, for as much as it’s been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy…
A new study published in a Nature Partner Journal, npj Microgravity, finds an engineered compound given to mice aboard the International…
Constant exposure of cells to stressing agents, such as pathogens, may disturb an organism’s normal functioning. To fight stress, cells…
Body mass index (BMI) is not a complete measure of metabolic health, and a high proportion of U.S. adults with…
Brain responses to specific nutrients are diminished in individuals with obesity and are not improved after weight loss, according to…
New research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO2023, Dublin, 17-20 May) shows that the obesity drug semaglutide…
The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight,…
In medicine and science, the term “pathogenesis” describes the origin and development of disease. There is not, however, a broadly…
Obesity is a growing epidemic in children and adults. A large national study published in the International Journal of Obesity now…
New research shows that several anti-obesity medications could be manufactured and profitability sold worldwide at far lower estimated lower prices…
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce…
The prevalence of multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, varies depending on exactly how it is defined….
Statin therapy does not exacerbate muscle injury, pain or fatigue in people engaging in moderate-intensity exercise, such as walking, according…
Obesity continues to become more common worldwide, despite the health risks and increased mortality posed by the diseases and conditions…
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone…
Being overweight impacts your heart health in more ways than you might think. A newJACC review paper from Mayo Clinic outlines how obesity affects the…
A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture® programme, in collaboration with leading Spanish experts, aims…
A new retrospective study with up to 40 years of follow up shows significant reductions in death rates from all…
Researchers at the University of Toronto and New York University have developed a novel technology that can engineer proteins to…
People who are overweight or obese have a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, but exactly how that happens is…
A history of obesity caused by a high-fat diet produces changes in innate immunity that can promote inflammatory disease –…
Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless…
Patients who take statins to lower high cholesterol levels often complain of muscle pains, which can lead them to stop…
A drug called semaglutide, which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps adolescents shed pounds and have…
The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly recognized as playing a…
In a small study, most adults seeking to lose weight overestimated the healthiness of their diet, according to preliminary research…
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest…
Approximately one third of children in the United States are overweight or obese. A study publishing August 4thin PLOS Digital…
A team of researchers located at Helmholtz Munich reports on a novel function of vitamin K, which is generally known…
Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) is regulated through a methionine-mediated mechanism, which has now been pinpointed by Tokyo Tech…