Major scientific discovery redefines obesity
The study also reveals new details about the role of epigenetics in health and provides insights into the link between insulin and obesity.
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 10
Life-changing protein reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
The estimated number of individuals who are deemed obese is raising to an alarming rate with an expected 1 billion adults obese by 2025.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 9
High altitudes can affect your body in surprising ways, study finds
Study explains the metabolic differences of people who live at high altitude, and could also lead to new treatments for metabolic disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 6
Cancer and Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by transgenes in the gut
Residing within the human gut are trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that can impact a variety of chronic human ailments.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 5
Novel study on sugar's impact on the gut and obesity shows surprising results
New study found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease and weight gain.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 12
Scientists discover gene variant that predisposes people to be thinner
Researchers have discovered that those who have a certain version of a gene involved in cell nutrition tend to accumulate less fat.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 7
People lost over 50 pounds using new FDA-approved pill
In this study, about nine out of 10 individuals with obesity lost weight, said Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 6
Scientists redefine obesity with discovery of two major subtypes
Scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that have lifelong consequences.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 5
Groundbreaking study reveals the connection between sugar, the gut and obesity
Study found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease and pre-diabetes.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 31
Groundbreaking drug naturally converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat
Researchers used novel drug discovery to uncover a metabolite that converts white fat cells (“bad” fat) to brown fat (“good” fat) cells.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 19
Drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease reduces obesity and improves heart function
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 16
Breakthrough research explains why obesity is more dangerous for men
Researchers observing “striking” differences in the cells that build blood vessels in the fatty tissue of male versus female mice.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 12
Gene carried by 60% of Europeans predisposes people to slimness
Researchers have discovered that those who have a certain version of a gene involved in cell nutrition tend to accumulate less fat.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 5
Scientists reverse the onset of diabetes using ultrasound
Researchers demonstrated the ability to prevent or reverse the onset of diabetes in studies of three different preclinical model systems
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 5
Breakthrough study reveals the connection between sugar, obesity and gut health
[Jan. 5, 2023: Yoshinaga Kawano, Columbia University Irving Medical Center] Dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain...
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 31, 2022
Groundbreaking drug naturally converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat
“Metabolism” describes the body’s chemical changes that create the necessary materials for growth and overall health.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 20, 2022
Scientists redefine obesity through discovery of two major subtypes
Scientists has identified two types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that may have lifelong consequences for health.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 14, 2022
Game-changing obesity drug reduces Type 2 diabetes risk by over half
A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and improves heart function.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 9, 2022
Gene carried by 60% of Europeans predisposes people to slimness
Researchers have discovered that those who have a certain version of a gene involved in cell nutrition tend to accumulate less fat.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 5, 2022
Groundbreaking study reveals the connection between sugar, obesity and your gut health
Dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease, pre-diabetes, and weight gain.
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