Scientists led by Dr David Fairlie from the University of Queensland, Australia, have found abnormal amounts of an inflammatory protein called PAR2 in...
According to a study published in journal Nature Communications, sleep deprivation can make us crave junk food more than healthy food.
The study sheds...
According to a research published online on May 31 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a synthetic compound originally derived from...
A new study by scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden, shows that humans have two different types of brown fat cells, not one as previously thought.
Newly...
A large multinational team of genetic researchers has identified three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and women...
According to scientists reporting in the journal PLoS Medicine, obesity can lead to a lack of vitamin D circulating in the human body.
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An international scientific collaboration led by Dr Ruth Loos of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Dr Erik Ingelsson of the Uppsala University,...
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that a breath test profile of gut microorganisms may be able to...
Scientists at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Tulane University in New Orleans have discovered a clear genetic link between fat and bone mass.
Scientists...
U.S. genetic researchers led by Prof James McManaman from the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine have found that deleting a gene called Perilipin...
According to a new research published online in the journal Nature Communications, bone marrow cells that produce brain-derived neurotrophic factor, known...
Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have identified a gene that helps our body convert dietary carbohydrates into fat. The discovery...
An international team of microbiologists has discovered that some gut microbes increase the absorption of dietary fats, allowing the host organism to extract...
Australian researchers have found that two common mango varieties contain natural compounds that may help fight obesity.
Green mango
A team from the University...
For the first time, a team of scientists at Washington University School of Medicine has identified a human receptor that can taste fat.
The study, published...
