Obesity causes insulin resistance by increasing activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of the stress hormone norepinephrine, according to a new study.

Of two genetically identical mice, how can one be small and another fat? Research on epigenetic changes resulting from the environment can give us clues into obesity in mice--and humans.

The ob gene -- ob for obesity -- was moved into mice in 1995, and the photo of the fat mouse next to the thin mouse with the ob gene was carried by nearly every media outlet in the nation. Overnight ...

Researchers are weighing the effects of popular weight-loss medications like Ozempic on muscle mass. New work is "calling ...

The research used mice fed a high-fat diet to mimic human obesity and found that it caused chronic changes in brain ...

A new study reveals that mice on calorie-restricted diets lived longest when they lost the least weight, challenging diet assumptions.

Electro-acupuncture may help manage obesity by reducing osteoprotegerin, a protein tied to fat cell growth. This TCM approach ...

A study from Rutgers Health and other institutions indicates that stress hormones - not impaired cellular insulin signaling - may be the primary ...

An antibody called bFKB1 improves liver disease and atherosclerosis in a mouse model of metabolic dysfunction-associated ...

In studies of both mice and men, Zemel and colleagues have been the first to show that calcium stored in fat cells plays a crucial role in regulating how fat is processed and stored by the body.

Department of Physiology, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, The University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, United States ...

This study uncovers the hepatic vagal nerve's influence on circadian food intake, presenting new avenues for obesity treatment through targeted interventions.