Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Our body fat may turn out to be a secret weapon in our everlasting fight against cancer. A new study released this week ...

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

In cancer-associated cachexia, elevated TNF-α and IL-6 exacerbate muscle and fat loss by regulating multiple metabolic signaling pathways, which could be ameliorated by Z526's suppression of NF-κB ...

Ozempic and Wegovy do the same thing as GLP-1 would normally do for you — but to enable them to treat diabetes and obesity, ...

A ketogenic diet may have health benefits for the treatment or prevention of cancer. But research is mixed, and it can have downsides for people receiving ongoing cancer treatment. Cancer is most ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

The TP53 gene is a gene that is mutated in many cancers. It is the most common gene mutation found in cancer cells. A tumor-suppressor gene, TP53 codes for a protein that inhibits the development and ...

Adipose tissue, an active endocrine organ, secretes adipokines like leptin and adiponectin, which can either promote or inhibit cancer development when their levels are altered in obesity.

Here’s how it works. There's no doubt that cancer is deadly: In the United States, the disease is the second-most-common cause of death, after heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease ...

The researchers hypothesize that brown adipose tissue (BAT) offers protection against compromised healthy longevity, including conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, ...