All Articles Tagged As: obesity
 | Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a long-sought "master switch" in mice for the production of brown fat, a type of adipose tissue that generates heat and counters obesity caused by overeating. ...> Full Article |
 | In what they call a "stunning research advance," investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center have been able to use simple, non-toxic chemical injections to add and remove fat in targeted areas on the bodies of laboratory animals. They say the discovery, published online in Nature Medicine on July 1, could revolutionize human cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and treatment of diseases associated with human obesity. ...> Full Article |
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a unique new method for researching obesity and its treatments - by studying fish. Newly published data demonstrate zebrafish, small fish that measure between one and two inches in length when fully grown, share many traits with humans with regard to the regulation of body weight. This discovery demonstrates that the zebrafish are relevant for human and animal weight and obesity studies. The study is published in the July edition of The FASEB Journal.
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Researchers discover the molecule that links spontaneous physical activity and food intake in mice
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Researchers have identified a master hormone that allows the body to fuel itself with stored fat during times of fasting. The hormone mobilizes lipids from fat cells, and then directs the liver to transform those lipids into energy-rich molecules that circulate throughout the body.
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Gene therapy that could treat obesity may also have benefits for bone growth, according to a new study by scientists at Oregon State University and the University of Florida.
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Scientists have identified the most clear genetic link yet to obesity in the general population as part of a major study of diseases funded by the Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest medical research charity. People with two copies of a particular gene variant have a 70 per cent higher risk of being obese than those with no copies.
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