Discovery of new fat cell subtypes in the human body could advance personalized obesity treatment
A new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has characterized the populations of fat ...
Rolling Out10d
Why healthy weight is more than numbers on a scale
A healthy weight isn’t one-size-fits-all Learn why body composition lifestyle and overall wellness matter more than just a ...
SciTech Daily22d
Goodbye Obesity: Scientists Uncover Fat-Burning Protein Switch
Researchers at CNIO have discovered that blocking the mitochondrial protein MCJ in brown fat increases heat production and leads to weight loss in obese mice, offering protection against ...
Yahoo Finance22d
Scale AI CEO Warns China's AI Advancements Bolstered by Nvidia GPUs
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wang underlined that DeepSeek, a top Chinese AI lab, published a novel model on Christmas Day and then DeepSeek-R1, a reasoning-oriented ...
Euronews22d
Novo Nordisk shares surge on results of new obesity drug trial
Europe's largest pharmaceutical firm, Novo Nordisk, revealed positive trial results for its next-generation obesity drug, amycretin, marking a major step in its competition within the increasingly ...
Science Daily23d
Weight-loss surgery lowers risk of developing complications of liver disease in patients with cirrhosis and obesity
A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications ...
Hindustan Times23d
Doctor reacts to Oprah Winfrey’s comment on ‘thin people’: ‘Obesity rates aren’t rising globally because of willpower'
Dr. Rajan explained, "If you think obesity is just about willpower, you don't fully understand this complex metabolic condition." He went on to clarify, "What Oprah is referring to here is called ...
The Hindu23d
How has India revised obesity parameters?
The proposed recommendations, endorsed by more than 75 medical organisations around the world, are designed to address limitations in the traditional definition and diagnosis of obesity that ...
Canada24d
Obesity in Canada – Prevalence among aboriginal populations
Obesity estimates for Aboriginal groups are based on single responses for Aboriginal identity. For the purposes of this report, the term "First Nations off-reserve " is used in lieu of "North American ...
Observer24d
Scale AI’s 28-Year-Old Billionaire CEO Warns About This Scarily Good Chinese Startup
Scale AI was valued at $13.8 billion last year and counts the U.S. Department of Defense and OpenAI among its clients. Wang is longtime friends with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, having roomed with him ...
The Indian Express25d
At 97 kg, she joined a clinical trial that redefines obesity. Now at 70 kg, this 48-year-old has reversed risks with a new protocol
Lata Kajania, who works as a helper at an MCD school in Delhi, busts the myth that obesity is just an urban lifestyle and a classist concern. Or that an existing weight metric is enough to tell you ...