Obesity

A technique that generates brown fat cells from human bone marrow-derived stem cells could transform the treatment of metabolic disorders

The global childhood obesity epidemic could be tackled by expectant mothers adjusting their diet

The secret to preventing harmful fat building up around internal organs may lie in the genetics of fat stem cells

Nature and nurture work in unexpected ways to determine obesity and diabetes risk even before birth

High levels
of DNA methylation at a particular genetic location are linked to greater birth
weight and higher adiposity

A fluorescent probe for labeling mitochondria helps scientists study fat-burning brown adipose tissue

Abnormalities within muscle signaling pathways, rather than body fat distribution, may influence insulin resistance among South Asians

Improved understanding of the proteins that help the body to control appetite may be useful for the treatment of obesity

Insensitivity to a hormone that balances food intake with energy expenditure explains the contradictory effects of different inflammatory conditions on appetite

A highly truncated receptor protein variant retains the ability to modulate metabolic activity in mice