Obesity

Each additional 1cm of waist measurement raises women’s infertility risk

Association between waist circumference and female infertility.

Engineers create vibrating pill to treat obesity potentially

Bioelectronic stimulator tricks satiety via vibrating ingestible device.

Mitochondria’s role in processing dietary fat revealed in study

Mitochondrial dysfunction halts dietary lipid processing in enterocytes.

The association between assisted reproductive technologies and obesity

The associations between different fertility treatments and BMI in children.

Obesity-resistant shrews can aid weight loss in mice

Transplanting gut microbes from an obesity-resistant shrew can improve microbiome diversity.

Eating more ultra-processed foods may be linked to higher risk of some cancers

Study finds processed foods, obesity, and cancer link in European research.

Heart disease risk prediction: A decade earlier

AHA's scientific statement on novel equations for cardiovascular risk.

Study found a link between obesity and neurodegenerative disorders

High-sugar diet in fruit flies leads to insulin resistance in the brain and impairs cleanup of neuronal waste.

Immune system aging detectable via CT scan

Fatty thymus linked to male sex, obesity, and CD8+ T cell loss.

Brain changes from shift work and jet lag increase appetite

Altered feeding behavior due to circadian phase shifting of hormones.

Obesity before pregnancy predicts future heart health

Body mass index, pregnancy complications, and cardiovascular risk.

Latinx middle schoolers mental health affects sleep, obesity, and habits

Heart disease and stroke risk linked to adolescent depression.

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