Obesity
Searching for good fat’s origins
14 Feb 2022Researchers have identified a stem cell marker that influences fat cell development, unlocking exciting therapeutic opportunities for chronic diseases.
The dark side of antibiotics and what we can do about it
8 Mar 2021Understanding the impact of antibiotics on both infants and adults could help restore the delicate balance of the gut microbiome.
Clues to childhood obesity lie in our gut
30 Nov 2020Early exposure to antibiotics can disrupt an infant’s gut microbiota and predispose them to childhood obesity, finds an observational study.
Rethinking an inflammatory receptor’s obesity connection
11 Sep 2018The long-held theory that Toll-like receptor 4 could be the link between obesity and inflammation is now being challenged
High-fat diet linked to skin conditions
15 May 2018A
high-fat diet may worsen inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis
Like father like child for weight gain
15 Nov 2017A father’s weight is just as relevant as the mother’s
in determining a child’s risk of obesity
Heavy legacy of Mum’s sweet tooth
4 Oct 2017The babies of women who consume carbohydrate-rich foods
during pregnancy have an altered growth-trajectory
Clever fats weighing in on Asia’s obesity issue
19 Sep 2017Singaporean researchers tackle one of the world’s most pressing obesity problems — an issue that
could look like a slender person of Asian descent who eats rice three times a
day.
Getting the skinny on different shades of fat
16 May 2017Differences
in fat tissues’ light reflecting properties make for easy detection
Appetite regulation provides new food for thought
21 Mar 2017Identification of novel
circuit components offers an alternative therapeutic target
A step closer to stem cell treatments
15 Nov 2016A technique that generates brown fat cells from human bone marrow-derived stem cells could transform the treatment of metabolic disorders
Protein in pregnancy for healthier babies
1 Nov 2016The global childhood obesity epidemic could be tackled by expectant mothers adjusting their diet