Obesity

News Obesity

• Scientists discover a gene to stay thin
  

  An international team of researchers with the participation of IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences – reports the discovery of a thinness gene - ALK – conserved in evolution from flies to mice and importantly in very thin humans. A noticeable impact on the more

• Does obesity start in the brain?
  

  High-calorie, energy-dense foods are constantly available in our modern society. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne have discovered that a group of nerve cells in the brains of mice promotes the consumption of high-fat food. If these so-called nociceptin neuro more

• Resilience towards food addiction
  

  Overconsumption of hypercaloric and highly palatable food was evolutionarily advantageous when food was scarce, aiming at increasing the success of survival. Nowadays, however, caused by the easy access of caloric dense food and stress-induced eating, this physiological strategy has become detriment more

White papers Obesity

• Measuring Changes in Intracellular Metabolism
  

  Dysregulation of cellular energy metabolism is a common factor in a variety of disorders including diabetes and obesity as well as cancer more

Infographics Obesity

Raspberries, Weight Loss, & The Galaxy

Raspberries, like all fruits, contain a complex mix of organic compounds. Unlike many fruits, however, raspberries have the less common distinction of lending their name to the compound that is a major contributor to their aroma – and one of the compounds that contributes to their flavour has also b more

Publications Obesity

• Chemoproteomics reveals baicalin activates hepatic CPT1 to ameliorate diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis [Biochemistry]

  Baicalin is a major flavonoid component from the herbal medicine Scutellaria baicalensis that has been shown to have an antisteatosis effect. Through quantitative chemoproteomic profiling, we discovered that baicalin acts as a natural allosteric activator of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1), more

• Marine Drugs, Vol. 16, Pages 216: Dietary Supplementation with a Magnesium-Rich Marine Mineral Blend Enhances the Diversity of Gastrointestinal Microbiota

  Marine Drugs, Vol. 16, Pages 216: Dietary Supplementation with a Magnesium-Rich Marine Mineral Blend Enhances the Diversity of Gastrointestinal Microbiota Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md16060216 Authors: Erin K. Crowley Caitriona M. Long-Smith Amy Murphy Elaine Patterson Kiera Murphy more

• KDM4B protects against obesity and metabolic dysfunction [Medical Sciences]

  Obesity has become a major epidemic around the globe, with fatal comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer that have led to alarming health concerns in modern medicine. Although excess adipose tissue is associated with negative metabolic outcomes, the physiological functions o more