A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and could be turned off in mice to stop weight gain, a study from The University of Queensland has found.
Sep 29, 2020
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A world-first study has found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, a discovery that has significant implications for people recovering from a stroke ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Young adults with underlying conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension are at the highest risk of being placed on a ventilator or dying from COVID-19, according to a study of 3,000 hospitalized patients ...
Sep 9, 2020
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More Australians and Americans are dying from cardiovascular disease attributable to excess weight, particularly in younger people, new research finds.
Aug 5, 2020
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In the largest study of the genetics of childhood obesity, researchers have looked at why some children gain weight very easily.
Jun 3, 2020
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Recent studies have found alongside older age and chronic health conditions, obesity is a risk factor for becoming seriously ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Apr 28, 2020
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Obesity is a common health problem affecting over 90 million adults in the United States, However, how different chemical signals in the body respond to this disease continues to remain unclear. A new study from researchers ...
Mar 27, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Teens who live around lots of obese or overweight kids come to see their body types as ideal, a new study suggests.
Mar 18, 2020
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About 4 in 10 American adults are obese, and nearly 1 in 10 is severely so, government researchers said Thursday.
Feb 27, 2020
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City of Hope scientists have identified an unlikely way to potentially prevent or slow the progression of aggressive breast cancer: target one's internal clock.
Feb 13, 2020
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