A protein on a cell structure called the primary cilia links diabetes and obesity. The discovery may lead to new diabetes treatments.
Childhood obesity and depression appear linked in the brains of children and teens with both conditions, according to new Stanford research.
A Childx panel discussion addressed multiple aspects of the childhood obesity epidemic and discussed solutions ranging from health interventions to community development.
Immature fat cells grow up if stress hormones rise at night. A new study explains the molecular underpinnings of why people gain weight due to chronic stress, disrupted circadian rhythms and treatment with glucocorticoid drugs.
Scientists argue that using the term "obesity paradox" to describe situations in which obese patients have unexpectedly better health outcomes is actually a disservice to scientific advancement.
Women who are obese when they become pregnant are more likely than other expectant mothers to have a stillborn baby. But most studies of this …
A recent study from pediatrics researchers at the University at Buffalo suggests that toddlers who are faced with parental rules about what to eat develop …
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
New research examining the effect of sleeplessness on weight gain in teenagers over time offers strong evidence that inadequate sleep may increase the risk of …
Why aren’t we all drowning in fat? Before talking with Mary Teruel, PhD, this question certainly never occurred to me. (On a personal level, though, …
When and how does childhood obesity begin? The question is a big challenge for researchers, who have observed that more than a quarter of US …
Up until last week, I thought fat was fat, fat was white and that was that – as Dr. Seuss might have phrased it. But …
Past research has shown that primary care physicians feel under qualified and unprepared to provide weight-related counseling. The need to better educate doctors on how …
Encourage people to be healthier, while not shaming them for their weight? Seems pretty un-provocative (and reasonable) to me, but as CommonHealth's Carey Goldberg writes today, …
“Obese” and “overweight” are common terms used by doctors to describe excess weight in children, but according to recent findings published in Pediatric Obesity, physicians …
Numerous studies report troublesome statistics about Americans' sub-standard fitness levels, budget cuts to physical education and climbing cases of obesity. Each time such news breaks, I …
