Male or overweight associated with more serious COVID-19 hospital admissionsUK research has found that being male or having obesity reduces chance of survival from COVID-19. The findings come from a study of...
Weighted-vest wearers lose weight, maintain muscle massScientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have found a new method of reducing human body weight and fat mass using weighted...
Adults with obesity facing Medicaid expansion enrolment gapDespite overall increases in insurance coverage for low-income individuals in Medicaid expansion states, some gaps remain for individuals...
Impact of obesity on pancreatic cancer developmentA study led by Yale Cancer Center (YCC) researchers has demonstrated in mice that hormones released from the pancreas itself can advance...
Obesity increases T2DM risk regardless of geneticsCompared with people of normal weight, those with obesity were almost six times more likely to develop T2DM, while people who were...
Obesity increases severity of COVID-19 in younger patientsYounger people with obesity are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms, according to two studies published in the journals...
Protein secreted by fat cells associated with breast cancer developmentResearchers from in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and UofL Health, James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of...