A study comparing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lean and obese primates found different long-term consequences of the virus depending on prior obesity and metabolic disease. Subscribe to our ...

A study comparing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in lean and obese primates found different long-term consequences of the virus depending on prior obesity and metabolic disease. The results, ...

Research carried out on mice has revealed how a hormone released by the intestine acts on the brain and helps regulate the body's energy expenditure. FGF19 (fibroblast growth factor 19) activates ...

Photographs of lungs from animals that exhibited minimal and more severe lung pathology 6 months after infection with the delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with a corresponding histological image ...

Most obese patients grow resistant to satiety signals from the hormone leptin. A new study shows that leptin sensitivity can be restored in mice, leading to weight loss. Worldwide obesity rates have ...

People who consume a higher intake of fat from plant sources, especially when it comes from grains and vegetable oils, are at lower risk of dying from cardiovascular or other causes than those whose ...