New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that ...

With obesity rates among children and teens climbing, pediatricians are using a variety of structured programs to help ...

Adequate breastfeeding and avoidance of sugary beverages in early life may reduce the risk for preadolescent obesity in infants exposed to gestational diabetes.

Under the agreement, Rhythm has agreed to repay $6.3 million in cash to RareStone. Rhythm also agreed to return all shares of RareStone that were acquired under the original agreement for no ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases ...

Setmelanotide is a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist designed to treat hyperphagia and obesity. Rhythm is evaluating setmelanotide in a global Phase 3 trial in patients with acquired hypothalamic ...

Many people who have struggled with their weight have been told to “eat less and move more.” Others have spent years juggling ...

The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Dogs are a good model for studying human obesity because they develop obesity through similar environmental influences as ...