A UC Berkeley has linked sleep deprivation to junk food cravings, finding that high-level brain…
Browsing: Obesity
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.
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…
Researchers at UCLA have shown that body-fat responses to high-fat, high-sugar diets have a very…
By analyzing data on over 43,000 children between the ages 10 and 17, new research…
There are quite a few different weight-loss apps and add-ons available on the market, and…
A new study has indicated that the number of years of healthy living lost as…
There are more than 30 million Americans who are classified as obese or extremely obese.…
Bacteria living within the gut could have a link to obesity, possibly explaining how antibiotics…
A new study from MIT looks at what happens when the SIRT1 protein is missing…
By affecting the activity of cryptochrome, a key protein that regulates the internal mechanisms of…
A team of researchers isolated and determined the unique genetic profile of beige fat for…
A new study from Boston Children’s Hospital found that all calories are not created equal,…
A new study from Harvard Medical School and Oxford University reports that obesity may have…
While conducting a study on liver disease in children, researchers from the Yale School of…