Researchers led by Mika Kivimaki and Staffan Nyberg at University College London have linked obesity to roughly one in 10 ...

Genetic causes of obesity include monogenic, polygenic, and syndromic obesity. You may have a mutation in one or more genes that may cause early-onset obesity or affect hunger cues. Nearly 42% of ...

Obesity, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes are interconnected in a cyclical way. Obesity causes chronic inflammation, which helps drive the development and progression of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, in ...

Small changes in genes can make us unique, and they can also have biological effects. Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in a gene called SMIM1 that encodes for a blood group called Vel, ...

Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study. A study from Rutgers Health ...

A new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has shown that obesity and high blood pressure may directly cause certain types of dementia rather than just increasing the ...

The United Kingdom and Brazil have issued warnings about a possible link between GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and pancreatic ...

Sarcopenic obesity was linked to an increased risk for all-cause mortality over a 10-year follow-up. Sarcopenic obesity is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality over a 10-year ...

Evidence suggests attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obesity share overlapping genetic pathways and hereditary factors, but executive dysfunction, ADHD medications, and individual ...