Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid ...

Having excess body weight can increase your blood pressure and affect your immune system. Learn what happens to blood ...

Loss of the Y chromosome in aging men is widespread and increasingly linked to serious diseases, challenging assumptions that the Y has little biological importance beyond sex determination.

Appetite is governed by gut hormones, not willpower. GLP-1 therapies extend natural satiety signals and expose the biology ...

Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, it was thought this loss would not affect health. But evidence has ...

As overweight and obesity levels rise in populations the world over, they pose much more than cosmetic and mobility challenges to people. Body fat, especially v ...

Weight loss is a well-recognized but poorly understood non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Many patients ...

Can you have too much protein, do some people need more than others, and what are the best protein sources? A bariatric ...

The study is small, but it's another example of how different bodies have different needs.

Weight loss is a well-recognized but poorly understood non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Many patients progressively lose weight as the disease advances, often alongside worsening motor ...