Pill versions of the obesity drugs now taken only as injections are on the way. We look at the science behind the pills and if they might be more affordable and accessible than the shots. Drugs like ...

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered a molecular pathway that links obesity to widespread ...

Switching off a single enzyme in immune cells protected mice from obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease in a new study, offering a potential new treatment target for metabolic disorders.

A deep dive into the scientific shift toward multi-target obesity therapeutics and its implications for metabolic health and ...

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, dramatically increasing the incidence of disorders including type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and other cardiometabolic abnormalities. While ...

In a study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, researchers treated male mice on a high-fat diet (HFD) with an inhibitor of mitochondrial transcription (IMT). They found that this shifted the ...

Scientists in China have found a new potential drug target for weight loss. Blocking a protein called CD44 has been shown to protect against obesity in mice on a high-fat diet, specifically by ...

Your liver plays a vital role in your metabolism, the biological process which converts food into energy. We know that being overweight can negatively affect metabolic activity, but not exactly how.