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Bioengineers visualize fat storage in fruit flies
A new visualization technique is being used to untangle often discussed, yet mysterious, links between diet and things like obesity, diabetes and aging.
Energy-burning brown fat less active in boys with obesity
Researchers performed MRI scans to measure BAT activity in 26 boys between the ages of eight and 10. They studied the BAT tissue in …
Laser light, a dye and a nonsurgical implant could help overcome obesity
When dieting and exercise aren't enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But people who don't want surgery have other options, including …
What's the skinny on those pandemic pounds?
More Americans weighed in as obese during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous year. A new study presents evidence …
Can weekly prednisone treat obesity?
Obese mice that were fed a high-fat diet and that received prednisone one time per week had improved exercise endurance, got stronger, increased their …
Trial use of soybean waste to tackle obesity
Scientists have found that fermented soybean waste, or okara, could improve fat metabolism and mitigate effects of diet-induced obesity.
New treatment to combat obesity and heart disease
An interdisciplinary research team has successfully developed an innovative inhibitor that shows promise in fighting obesity and potentially preventing heart disease. The team developed …