Research on epigenetic changes resulting from the environment can give us clues into obesity in mice--and humans. For instance, in normal, healthy mice, the agouti genes are kept in the "off ...

and genetics plays a tremendous role,” says Steven Heymsfield at Louisiana State University. That is why Rubino and his colleagues want to introduce more nuance into the definition of obesity ...

This obesity-driving combination means their owners ... but we’ve shown that Labradors with this genetic mutation are looking ...

A genetic study of childhood obesity in about 6,400 school-going children aged 9-18 years has found that socioeconomic status significantly modulates the inherent genetic susceptibility to obesity.

Around a quarter of Labradors face a “double whammy” of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to a ...

Adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessels, leading to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes.

This design completely matches lean and obese groups for genetic background, age, gender and shared environment. We found 17 novel obesity-associated genes that were differentially methylated ...

Some individuals may be more at risk of developing obesity due to: Genetics – There are some rare genetic conditions that can increase the risk of obesity, but in most cases it is caused by ...

While ageing is a primary factor, other contributors include genetics, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, poor diets, and lack of exercise. A recent study conducted by researchers at NYU ...