The gut and brain are in constant conversation through a powerful biochemical signaling pathway. This two-way connection ...

Many factors lead to the frustrating cycle of weight gain and weight loss — but the driving force may be fat cells keeping a memory of obesity. That’s according to a recent study that was first ...

In response to stress or damage, cells undergo senescence and stop dividing. However, if senescent cells accumulate in ...

Researchers created a targeted fat loss therapy using light-sensitive nanoparticles that activate fat-burning processes inside adipocytes, offering a new direction for localized obesity treatment ...

Brown adipose cells are packed with mitochondria – the tiny power plants inside cells – and contain a protein called UCP1 that allows them to convert chemical energy directly into heat. Instead of ...

Uncovering the mystery of why individuals born with mutations in the gene that encodes HSL—the cytosolic enzyme that releases energy from fat—lose fat instead of gaining it, Dominique Langin, PhD, ...

A research team led by Erwin F. Wagner from the Medical University of Vienna has discovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that contributes to the development of psoriasis - and at the same ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Consuming a high-fat diet can lead to a variety of health problems — not only weight gain but also an increased risk of diabetes and other chronic diseases. At the cellular level, ...

Fatty liver is associated with weight gains. Here is how it can affect metabolism, and Dr SK Sarin explains ways to reverse ...