Obesity

Early management of obesity in childhood could help prevent future fertility problems in men.

A robotic arm equipped with a hairbrush helps with brushing tasks and could be an asset in assistive care settings.

Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice.

Peer-reviewed, observational/experimental, human/mice.

A metabolic tug-of-war.

The study dispels myths about the effectiveness of weight loss in older people.

Association of infant antibiotic exposure with childhood health outcomes.

Regardless of where it is deposited in the body, fat increases the risk of kidney disease.

There is a link between central adiposity and risk of death from prostate cancer.

Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes.

Particularly in women and in the heaviest people.

Yale Medicine physicians explain how obesity may heighten chance of severe disease.