New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that weight training…
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Obesity is a complex medical condition characterized by excessive body fat that can negatively affect health, increasing the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, and more. It results from a combination of genetic, behavioral, metabolic, and environmental factors, including diet, physical activity levels, and socio-economic influences. As obesity rates rise globally, it has become a major focus of public health research, with scientists exploring its biological mechanisms, long-term health impacts, and effective prevention and treatment strategies—from lifestyle interventions to medications and bariatric surgery. Understanding obesity is key to addressing one of the most pressing health challenges of the modern era.
A newly published study shows that a diet high in fat during pregnancy harms stem…
Scientists from Harvard have created a system using human stem cells to screen for compounds…
A new study from Yale University provides state-level estimates of obesity-attributable costs of absenteeism among…
An international team of researchers has discovered a new signaling molecule capable of activating brown…
A newly published study is the first to evaluate the effect of body weight on…
Yale scientists uncover how a molecular process in the brain that is known to control…
New research from Yale University shows that counties with a higher number of dentists per…
A new 12-week clinical study is the first prospective, randomized clinical trial to directly compare…
Researchers discover that mice without the FAT10 gene have an elevated metabolic rate, burn fat…
A new study shows that the IRX3 gene controls body mass and regulates body composition,…
In two newly published studies, researchers show how mitochondria play a key role in the…
A UC Berkeley has linked sleep deprivation to junk food cravings, finding that high-level brain…
Researchers have identified a genetic cause of severe obesity, finding that mice with the genetic…
A newly published pilot study from Case Western Reserve University suggests that obesity can be…
A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that a lack of sleep…
While working with mice, Yale researchers used a process known as differentiation to successfully identify…
A newly published study from the University of Michigan found that a currently available asthma…