Scientists at Cleveland-based institutions have uncovered a surprising new switch that helps the body make fat -- and turning it…
Studies in mice have shown that a hormone produced in the intestine can send signals to the brain and influence…
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered a new way that brown fat, a type…
Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study…
Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement…
Juvenile dolphins were found to have specialized receptors for fatty acids on their tongues, offering new insights into their growth…
Cutting off cancer cells' access to fat may help a specific type of cancer treatment work more effectively, reports a…
Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to…
In a struggle that probably sounds familiar to dieters everywhere, the less a Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) worm eats, the…
Mutations of the tumor suppressor p53 not only have a growth-promoting effect on the cancer cells themselves, but also influence…