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Metabolic benefits of oral polymer-based duodenal exclusion therapy
Glyscend Therapeutics has presented preclinical study results at EASD 2021 evaluating the metabolic effects of once-daily oral therapy in...


Rare form of obesity named Blakemore-Durmaz-Vasileiou syndrome
A Brunel University London professor has joined the illustrious pantheon of Hans Asperger and John Langdon Down by having a syndrome...


Major weight loss may reverse heart disease risks associated with obesity
Major weight loss appears to reverse most of the cardiovascular risks linked with obesity, according to a cross-sectional analysis of the...


Journal watch - review of the latest clinical papers 29/09/2021
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Visualising structure of MC4R protein could aid obesity treatments
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, have visualised the 3D molecular structures of the hormones with which a...


Stronger regulations needed on common obesity-promoting chemicals
Everyday exposure to obesity-promoting chemicals (obesogens) represents a significant risk to public health, and needs stronger...


Focus on fitness over weight loss for obesity-related health conditions
According to a review article, ‘Obesity treatment: Weight loss versus increasing fitness and physical activity for reducing health risks,...


Researchers identify 14 weight gain causing genes
University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause weight gain and three that can prevent it. The research helps...


Overeating is not the primary cause of obesity
Researchers from the Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have outlined an alternative to the energy balance model,...


Journal watch - review of the latest clinical papers 08/09/2021
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
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