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8 August 2016 | By St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Using vaccines prepared from killed viruses, the scientists targeted an influenza A H1N1 seasonal flu strain, finding that obese mice are not protected against influenza infections through vaccines, raising concerns about vaccine response in obese humans, who are known to be at an increased risk for severe flu...
30 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists identified a natural molecular pathway that enables cells to burn off calories as heat rather than store them as fat...
8 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
In a new study, a Yale-led team of researchers has identified how an altered gut microbiota causes obesity...
13 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have identified cells, NG2-glia, that play a crucial role in appetite and weight gain - a discovery that could lead to anti-obesity treatments...
22 April 2016 | By SMi Group
SMI Reports (12.04.2016): MedImmune Senior Director for R&D to present keynote address on MED10382 at the 3rd Peptides Conference in London...
15 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study suggests that stimulating heat production in brown adipose tissue can improve weight-management and glucose tolerance...
23 March 2016 | By Victoria White
In a study, despite eating a high-fat diet for 3 months, miR-155 knockout mice did not become obese and had enhanced metabolic rates...
23 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Plasticell and Pierre Fabre are to work together to discover plant-based products that enhance the metabolic function of brown adipose tissue...
16 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Investigators found that a protein called SIRT3 provides resistance to obesity-related inflammatory response...
3 November 2015 | By Victoria White
The collaboration aims to understand factors mediating brain control of blood glucose and appetite with the ultimate goal of developing new therapeutic agents for the treatment of diabetes and obesity...
16 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Rapamycin, a pharmaceutical used to coat coronary stents and prevent transplant rejection, reduces obesity and preserves lean body mass when given to rats...
28 May 2015 | By Victoria White
TSRI scientists have been awarded nearly $2.2 million to advance understanding of IP6K1 and develop innovative approaches for the treatment of obesity...
23 June 2014 | By Novo Nordisk
New data from the phase 3a SCALE™ Diabetes trial were presented at the International Congress of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society’s meeting, investigating the effect of liraglutide 3 mg in adults...
