Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity, pointing to rare variants on two genes that dramatically increase the risk of carrying excess weight.

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

Obesity isn’t just a matter of food and exercise — it may be in your genetic code, according to new research.

Emeli Chatterjee, PhD, of the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the lead author and Saumya Das, MD, PhD, of the Division of Cardiology at Massachusetts General ...

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Genomics’ latest groundbreaking research, showcased at the Bupa Health Symposium, shows that a person’s genetic background is a key driver for their BMI and therefore is crucial to ...

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New research finds that obesity can trigger genetic modifications within fat cells that allow the cells to store “memories” of being overweight in their nucleus and make it easier for the body ...

Unravelling obesity’s mechanisms could help scientists develop new drugs, or tailor existing ones, for a condition that now affects one in eight people.

Experts have long known there is a genetic component to obesity, and a new study identified one particular gene that may be behind it.