Why it's difficult for genetically obese people to permanently lose weight and your DNA creates biological barriers that make ...

Experts have long known there is a genetic component to obesity, and a new study identified one particular gene that may be behind it.

“These results highlight the underappreciated function of the brain’s vestibular system in metabolic balance, and further raise the possibility that better understanding of the neural basis for ...

Experts are rushing to redefine obesity amid soaring demand for new weight-loss drugs.

"These are new and highly interesting results that implicate the use of NeuroRestore ACD856 for use in the treatment of obesity.

With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that infected humans. Proponents of the lab leak theory are dubious.

For some people, the quest to lose weight feels like a constant struggle. Now, scientists have revealed that a newly discovered 'fat gene' could be to blame.

Rethinking the way we define obesity could help millions of people worldwide, argue a team of researchers who want to introduce a new category of “preclinical” obesity.

The new estimate is almost two percentage points lower than the government’s previous one, which covered the period from 2017 to 2020 and suggested that 41.9 percent of Americans had obesity.

The pharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen announced on Tuesday that an experimental obesity drug helped patients lose up to 20 percent of their weight in a year. The drug, MariTide, is given by ...