A gut bacterium may be quietly fueling depression through an unexpected chemical twist. Researchers found that when ...

Swapping paramours, hobbies, and physical features to meet the pop-culture moment, the Kardashians both shape and reflect the ...

A new report, published in Nature Metabolism, is shedding light on the distinct and underappreciated role of fructose in ...

A hormone called FGF21 can reverse obesity in mice by activating a newly identified brain circuit tied to metabolism. Surprisingly, it works in the hindbrain—the same region targeted by GLP-1 drugs ...

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The Endocrine Society has concerns of possible delays in care and other problematic areas of The Lancet Commission’s proposed new obesity framework; a Commission author cites ‘conceptual confusions.’ ...

Neurocrine Biosciences will acquire rare-disease drugmaker ⁠Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, marking the neuroscience-focused drugmaker's expansion into ...

Dr. Charles Brenner runs a lab exploring the relationship between metabolism and disease. Some lifestyle factors can damage metabolic function and increase the chances of developing cancer. He shared ...

Some dinosaurs reached sizes that seem impossible for life on land, raising a question that science still struggles to settle: how did they survive at all? Fossils reveal enormous bones and towering ...