List of obesity articles
Elucidation of the onset mechanism of middle-aged weight gain: Joint research by Nagoya University, Osaka University, and the University of Tokyo
A research group from Nagoya University, Osaka University, and the University of Tokyo has discovered that the cause of age-related obesity (so-called middle-aged weight gain), in which people tend to gain weight as they age, is under the thalamus […]
Iwate Medical University discovers a new anti-obesity drug candidate and elucidates its mechanism of action
The research group in the Department of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University is conducting research on uncoupling proteins involved in heat production in brown fat cells […]
Polyhydroxybutyric acid improves dyslipidemia, elucidation of action by Azabu University and others
A joint research team led by Daikan Nagane, a lecturer at Azabu University, found that polyhydroxybutyric acid (PHB), a type of biodegradable polyester, is effective in improving the intestinal microbiota […]
Web-based lifestyle improvement guidance is effective for weight loss in obese people, analysis by University of Tsukuba and others
A research group from the University of Tsukuba, Kagawa Nutrition University, and Jumonji Gakuen Women's University is concerned with weight loss interventions through lifestyle improvement guidance provided on a web-based […]
Innate Immune Cells Remember Old Obesity: Negative Risk of Exacerbation of Neuroinflammation Even After Weight Loss
Past obesity was found to be remembered by the innate immune system and negatively impact neuroinflammation later in life.Research by Kyoto University, Montreal University, etc. […]
Weight loss support by remote monitoring for sleep apnea patients, Kyoto University etc. demonstrate usefulness
A joint research team centered on the Graduate School of Kyoto University and Nihon University is conducting remote monitoring for obstructive sleep apnea treatment […]
Obesity in women under the age of 45 has a lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by the University of Tokyo
A research group led by Takaaki Konishi (Doctoral Program in Medicine) of the University of Tokyo graduate school analyzed the data of about 45 women under the age of 80 in Japan, and found that […]
Psychology: Many adults do not correctly recognize their BMI and body size
Psychology: Many adults inaccurately perceive their own BMI […]
The stress adaptation response of fat cells reduces the appetite for a high-fat diet and improves obesity.
Researchers at the University of Tokushima and RIKEN have found that activation of integrated stress response pathways in adipocytes suppresses a high-fat diet, resulting in obesity […].
Discovered by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, a protein that causes overeating and obesity when deleted in the brain
A team study at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University found that a protein called "XRN1" is involved in the regulation of appetite and obesity. […]