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Study Provides First Evidence That Fat Accumulates in the Lungs of Overweight and Obese People

October 21, 2019

Scientists already know that people who are overweight or obese are more likely to suffer with wheezing and asthma, but the r...

Tiny Thermometer Measures How Mitochondria Heat up the Cell by Unleashing Proton Energy

September 3, 2019

A better understanding of how mitochondria release energy could point to new targets for treating obesity and cancer

Scientists Discover Why Brown Fat Is Good for People's Health

August 22, 2019

Study may help lead to drugs aimed at diabetes and obesity

Curbing Your Enthusiasm for Overeating

June 11, 2019

UC Riverside-led mouse study focuses on cannabis-like molecules that augment feeding behavior

High-Sugar Diet Deadens Sweet Tooth, Promotes Overeating in Flies

May 17, 2019

After feeding fruit flies a high-sugar diet, the flies’ taste neurons triggered a molecular chain-reaction that hampere...

Could a Popular Food Ingredient Raise the Risk for Diabetes and Obesity?

April 25, 2019

Understanding how ingredients affect the body's metabolism at the molecular and cellular level could help tackle the dual epi...

How Lifestyle Affects Our Genes

April 24, 2019

Disruptions in the epigenetic machinery may lead to diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Promotes Intestinal Tumors in Mice

March 26, 2019

Consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup accelerates the growth of intestinal tumors in mouse models, inde...

Implantable Device Aids Weight Loss

December 19, 2018

New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices could offer a promising new weapon for battling the bulge

CRISPR Joins Battle of the Bulge, Fights Obesity without Edits to Genome

December 14, 2018

The researchers achieved long-lasting weight control without making a single edit to the genome

Immigration to the United States Changes a Person's Microbiome

November 2, 2018

The study of communities migrating from Southeast Asia could provide insight into some of the metabolic health issues affecti...

Weight Loss Drug Shows Positive Effect on Diabetes

October 4, 2018

Lorcaserin decreased risk for diabetes, induced diabetes remission, and reduced risk of diabetes complications in obese and o...

How Sleep Loss May Contribute to Adverse Weight Gain

August 28, 2018

Epidemiological studies have shown that the risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes is elevated in those who suffer from chronic...

Found: A Destructive Mechanism That Blocks the Brain from Knowing When to Stop Eating

August 23, 2018

An international team of researchers has uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known ph...

Obesity Extends Duration of Influenza a Virus Shedding

August 3, 2018

NIAID-funded study examines shedding in 320 households during three flu seasons

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