How the immune system stalls weight loss
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a surprising new function for immune cells: preventing excess weight loss.
Dec 10, 2025
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More muscle, less belly fat can slow brain aging
Researchers have found that a specific body profile—higher muscle mass combined with a lower visceral fat to muscle ratio—tracks with a younger brain age, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Doubling up to limit weight gain: Improving diet and exercise together provides the more effective route, study finds
Improving diet and increasing physical activity levels together may be more effective at preventing weight gain—particularly harmful fat inside the abdomen—than just changing one of these behaviors, new research from ...
Nov 21, 2025
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Prediabetes remission possible without dropping pounds, new study finds
There's a long-held belief in diabetes prevention that weight loss is the main way to lower disease risk. Our new study challenges this.
Oct 4, 2025
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AI body composition measurements can predict cardiometabolic risk
Adiposity—or the accumulation of excess fat in the body—is a known driver of cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and kidney disease. But getting the full picture of a person's risk ...
Sep 29, 2025
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Blood sugar level is more important than body weight for lowering diabetes risk, study finds
Until now, weight reduction has been the primary therapeutic goal for people with prediabetes. An analysis of a large Tübingen study shows that patients who bring their blood sugar levels back within the normal range through ...
Sep 29, 2025
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How adding sprints to your usual jogs can boost the health benefits of running
Running has a huge number of benefits. The popular workout can prevent disease, improve mental health and even slow the biological aging process.
Sep 12, 2025
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Hidden body fat linked to faster heart aging
Excessive amounts of visceral fat—the hidden fat surrounding organs—is linked with faster aging of the heart, a new study has found.
Aug 22, 2025
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How cellular antennas regulate the development of precursor cells in fat tissue
Too much fat can be unhealthy: how fat cells, so-called adipocytes, develop, is crucial for the function of the fat tissue. That is why a team led by researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Why you can't judge health by weight alone
How much does your weight really say about your health? Probably less than you think. You could eat your five-a-day, hit the gym regularly, have textbook blood pressure and cholesterol levels—and still be dismissed as "unhealthy" ...
Jul 28, 2025
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