Tag: obesity

Co-opting a Cancer Treatment to Spur Fat Loss

By Jocelyn Rice | 07/15/2009 | 4 Comments

Drugs that block blood-vessel growth could tackle obesity.

Making Fat Disappear

By Courtney Humphries | 06/08/2009 | 23 Comments

Engineering mice with a fat-burning strategy from bacteria keeps the animals thin.

When Your Diet Needs a Band-Aid

By Lauren Gravitz | 05/01/2009 | 2 Comments

A new "smart patch" determines caloric intake and expenditure.

Obesity's Cellular Traffic Jam

By Courtney Humphries | 01/06/2009 | 2 Comments

Research in mice reveals why brain cells become deaf to appetite-suppressing signals.

A New Way to Treat Obesity

By Emily Singer | 05/15/2008 | 2 Comments

Researchers believe that they might be able to combat obesity by blocking a nerve that helps regulate digestion.