A recent paper on the complex mechanisms of obesity pathogenesis highlights the role of leptin and fat cells and poses key unanswered questions. The article…
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UCLA-led research identifies nerve pathways to brown adipose tissue (BAT) with potential implications for obesity treatments. The discovery may enable targeted BAT activation, offering a…
A new drug, SLU-PP-332, tested on mice by University of Florida researchers, tricks the body into thinking it is exercising, leading to weight loss, increased…
Black Americans face a 54% higher cardiovascular disease mortality rate than White Americans, with a recent study attributing this disparity to social factors rather than…
The University of Kansas released a study highlighting the promotion of hyperpalatable foods by tobacco-owned food brands in the U.S. These foods, rich in salts,…
New research has found that body fat percentage is a better health indicator than BMI. The researchers advocate for body fat percentage to be the…
Researchers are investigating the role of the brain’s nucleus accumbens in driving overeating and obesity. A recent study using rat models found differences in the…
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio, along with collaborators from the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University, have developed a small-molecule drug called CPACC that…
A UCLA study published in Brain Communications has identified sex-specific brain signals that influence obesity development in men and women. By combining MRI data with…
Roselle extracts have been encapsulated into little beads. They are in a petri dish, which is being held by a blue-gloved hand. Credit: RMIT University…
A systematic review reveals that lifestyle changes through intensive behavioral weight loss programs can decrease the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes…
A new class of compounds could provide the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without the need for invasive procedures. In lab animals, these injectable compounds…
New research published in the European Heart Journal has debunked the “obesity paradox,” which suggested that overweight or obese heart failure patients had a lower…
The identification of both known and novel gene associations with body mass index (BMI) offers a deeper understanding of the biology of obesity, as well…
The researchers suggest that short-term calorie regulation is controlled by astrocytes in the brain. A high-fat diet may disrupt this signaling. A high-fat diet may…
Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have created a biological body mass index (BMI) that provides a more precise measurement of metabolic health.…