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Australian researchers have discovered a novel method to treat obesity by directly blocking a receptor within fat cells and speeding up energy expenditure. A promising experimental drug has been developed targeting this receptor and it has been effecti… Continue reading Anti-obesity discovery directly targets energy metabolism in fat cells
Aging comes for us all – but perhaps the unpleasant symptoms don’t have to. In a new study, scientists may have found a kind of anti-aging immunotherapy, reinvigorating immune cells to better clear out defunct cells known to contribute to the aging pro… Continue reading New immunotherapy fights aging symptoms by clearing out defunct cells
Researchers are continuing to unravel the complex relationship between inflammation and obesity, and through a new study involving overweight mice and a repurposed heart disease drug, a group of scientists in Spain has uncovered new evidence of how the… Continue reading Heart disease drug reverses obesity in mice by targeting inflammation
The human body carries different types of fat cells, and some of them are more desirable than others. White fat stores our surplus energy as lipids that give rise to love handles and beer bellies, whereas brown fat burns off calories to generate heat a… Continue reading Brown fat cell discovery opens new doors for obesity treatment
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have used 49 pairs of identical twins to delve into the metabolic changes that can take place in fat tissue as a result of obesity, teasing out some distinct biological processes that were linked to adverse heal… Continue reading Twin study reveals how obesity can dull the function of mitochondria
A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found more than three-quarters of people presenting at a hospital with COVID-19 were either obese or overweight. The findings build on a convincing body of research suggestin… Continue reading Obesity confirmed as major risk factor for severe COVID-19
Obesity is one of the most pressing health problems in the world today, but a new study suggests a potential non-invasive treatment. In tests in mice, researchers found that directing ultrasound pulses to the liver helped reduce a number of markers ass… Continue reading Ultrasound pulses focused at liver help treat obesity in mouse models
In what the authors are hailing as a “game-changer” in the realm of weight loss therapy, a major global study has demonstrated how an obesity drug can cut significant body weight from many of those who take it. Originally developed to treat diabetes, t… Continue reading “Game-changer” obesity drug cuts 20% of weight in a third of subjects
When an obese person really needs to lose weight, gastric bypass surgery is sometimes performed – but it’s quite an invasive procedure. An experimental new implant, however, may produce similar results with much less fuss.Continue ReadingCategory: Medi… Continue reading Externally powered implant designed to treat obesity
A new study, the largest of its kind ever conducted in humans, has affirmed the link between the presence of brown fat and improved cardiac or metabolic health. The research validates the relatively new hypothesis suggesting the type of adipose tissue … Continue reading First-of-its-kind study links brown fat with broad health benefits