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Overweight and obesity are defined by the WHO as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to an individuals health.

Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer and while it was once an issue only in high income countries, overweight and obesity has now dramatically risen in low- and middle-income countries.Such countries are now facing a "double burden" of disease, for while they continue to deal with the problems of infectious disease and under-nutrition, they are also experiencing a rapid upsurge in chronic disease risk factors such as obesity and overweight, particularly in urban settings.

New Research Shows How Genes Shape Gut Bacteria

New Research Shows How Genes Shape Gut Bacteria

Maintaining the abundance and happiness of the good bacteria in our stomachs is a profitable endeavor supported by supplements and fad diets that promise to be the secret to gut health.

12 Sep 2025

Genes Actively Work to Shape a Healthy Gut Microbiome

Genes Actively Work to Shape a Healthy Gut Microbiome

New research from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre has found that genes play an active role in shaping the bacteria found in our gut, questioning the idea that gut health is influenced only by diet.

11 Sep 2025

Discovery of CHP1 Protein Reveals New Insights Into Fat Metabolism

Discovery of CHP1 Protein Reveals New Insights Into Fat Metabolism

UNSW research has shed light on how cells in the body manage and store fat, potentially offering new insights into health.

29 Aug 2025

Genes and Diet Work Together to Regulate the Liver’s Circadian Clock

Genes and Diet Work Together to Regulate the Liver’s Circadian Clock

Our bodies follow a natural 24-hour cycle known as the circadian rhythm that influences everything from sleep to metabolism.

27 Aug 2025

Single-Cell Map Reveals Epigenomic Regulation of Human Fat Tissue

Single-Cell Map Reveals Epigenomic Regulation of Human Fat Tissue

A new study has created the first single-cell map of how DNA is regulated and organized inside different cell-types of human fat tissue.

21 Aug 2025

How Primary Cilia Shape the Fate of Fat Precursor Cells

How Primary Cilia Shape the Fate of Fat Precursor Cells

Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue.

21 Aug 2025

New Research on Amylin Could Pave the Way for Next-Generation Obesity Drugs

New Research on Amylin Could Pave the Way for Next-Generation Obesity Drugs

Amylin, a hormone that regulates both appetite and blood sugar by activating three distinct brain receptors, might serve as the foundation for the next generation of obesity drugs.

20 Aug 2025

Salk Scientists Use CRISPR to Uncover Microproteins Linked to Obesity

Salk Scientists Use CRISPR to Uncover Microproteins Linked to Obesity

The obesity rate has more than doubled in the last 30 years, affecting more than one billion people worldwide.

8 Aug 2025

Maternal Genetics May Play a Larger Role in Child’s Weight Than Paternal Genes

Maternal Genetics May Play a Larger Role in Child’s Weight Than Paternal Genes

A mother's genetics may play a bigger role in determining whether a child becomes overweight than a father's, as a result of a concept known as genetic nurture, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

6 Aug 2025

New Genetic Research Reveals Hibernation Secrets Hidden in Human DNA

New Genetic Research Reveals Hibernation Secrets Hidden in Human DNA

Animals that hibernate are incredibly resilient. They can spend months without food or water, muscles refusing to atrophy, body temperature dropping to near freezing as their metabolism and brain activity slow to a crawl.

1 Aug 2025

AI Tool Accelerates Hunt for Elusive Genome‐Encoded Microproteins

AI Tool Accelerates Hunt for Elusive Genome‐Encoded Microproteins

Proteins sustain life as we know it, serving many important structural and functional roles throughout the body.

1 Aug 2025

Gut Bacteria Breakthrough Could Help Fight Chronic Diseases

Gut Bacteria Breakthrough Could Help Fight Chronic Diseases

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Copenhagen has discovered a common gut bacterium that lowers body weight and blood sugar while increasing bone density.

1 Aug 2025

Study Uncovers Genetic Roots of Stuttering

Study Uncovers Genetic Roots of Stuttering

The largest genetic analysis of stuttering has demonstrated a clear genetic basis for the speech disorder, highlighting neurological pathways of risk.

29 Jul 2025

New Method Enables Precise Fatty Acid Delivery Without Albumin

New Method Enables Precise Fatty Acid Delivery Without Albumin

Fatty acids (FAs) are essential to cell membrane formation, energy storage, and lipid metabolism. Yet, delivering them for research remains a challenge due to their insolubility in water and the reliance on albumin to facilitate transport.

23 Jul 2025

MiROM Uses Infrared Light to Detect Protein Changes in Single Cells

MiROM Uses Infrared Light to Detect Protein Changes in Single Cells

MiROM identifies proteins by using mid-infrared light to detect molecular vibrations – essentially the natural "dance" of molecules within protein structures.

16 Jul 2025

New Global Platform Aims to Standardize and Improve Single-Cell Analysis

New Global Platform Aims to Standardize and Improve Single-Cell Analysis

Researchers from more than 50 international institutions have launched Open Problems (https://openproblems.bio), a collaborative open-source platform to benchmark, improve, and run competitions for computational methods in single-cell genomics.

8 Jul 2025

Obesity-Related Cognitive Deficits Improved Through Astrocyte Modulation

Obesity-Related Cognitive Deficits Improved Through Astrocyte Modulation

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, a brain region involved in the perception of pleasure generated by food consumption.

8 Jul 2025

New AI Tool Illuminates Bacterial Impact on Body Chemistry

New AI Tool Illuminates Bacterial Impact on Body Chemistry

Gut bacteria are well-known for playing an important role in a variety of health issues. However, their quantity and variety are immense, as are the ways in which they interact with the body’s chemistry and with one another.

7 Jul 2025

Animal-Free 3D Fat-Immune Cell Model to Study Inflammation

Animal-Free 3D Fat-Immune Cell Model to Study Inflammation

Researchers developed a human adipocyte-macrophage co-culture model in GG hydrogels to study adipose tissue inflammation and test anti-inflammatory strategies.

3 Jul 2025

Novel Strategy for Combating High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction

Novel Strategy for Combating High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Dysfunction

Research on receptor FFA2 reveals how different activators influence metabolic processes, paving the way for innovative treatments for diabetes and obesity.

20 Jun 2025

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