The common forms of type 2 diabetes are caused by a constellation of genetic and epigenetic factors and molecular changes related to diet; lifestyle, including lack of exercise and sleep; ...

A research team has identified a novel target responsible for aging-related chronic metabolic disorders. Korean researchers have unveiled a novel signaling pathway that fosters aging-related chronic ...

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia Preclinical studies increasingly place circular RNAs at the intersection of thermogenic programming and organelle stress control, raising the possibility that these stable ...

As a chronic pro-inflammatory disease, obesity is closely associated with the development of various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancers. Obesity is now a major ...

New research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the mechanisms associating obesity with inflammation by exploring tiny membrane particles, known as extracellular vesicles, secreted ...

Two studies reported separately by researchers at Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) demonstrate a new approach to obesity treatment that uses a positively ...

Uncovering the mystery of why individuals born with mutations in the gene that encodes HSL—the cytosolic enzyme that releases energy from fat—lose fat instead of gaining it, Dominique Langin, PhD, ...

Korean researchers have unveiled a novel signaling pathway that fosters aging-related chronic metabolic disorders. A research team led by Professor Jong Kyoung Kim from the Department of Life Sciences ...