Studies have established the association between increased plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and adipose tissue inflammation. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) was elevated in obesity and ...

GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY of obesity has given rise to new and extremely effective therapeutics. “We are in a new era where these novel anti-obesity medications are transforming the way ...

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, researchers review the neuroinflammation mechanisms associated with depression, Alzheimer’s disease, and obesity, the ...

Obesity alters bone metabolism and joint loading in children, increasing the risk for musculoskeletal pain, malalignment, and fractures during growth.

Percent total body weight loss, the end point that governs regulatory approval of obesity drugs, is a poor measure of whether treatment is actually improving health, according to ...

Y-Weight aims to improve the lives and health of people living with obesity through cutting-edge clinical-translational and outcomes research that facilitates the development and appropriate ...

The woman, 60, had long-standing obesity and had consulted a new doctor for weight management help. “Over the last 6-8 months, she told me, she was not able to keep up with her friends when walking,” ...