Adopting a healthy lifestyle that includes plenty of physical activity and a low fat diet is a necessary step when waging the battle of the bulge.

MODY 5 is a rare genetic diabetes subtype caused by HNF1B mutations or deletions, often presenting with early-onset diabetes and kidney, liver, or pancreatic abnormalities. Accurate genetic diagnosis ...

Researchers examined the heritability of body mass index (BMI), highlighting that genetics and the gut microbiome both play major roles in obesity risk. The review emphasizes that maternal microbiome ...

“MC4R is a key regulator of body weight and is the most common cause of genetic early ... observed when wild-types cohorts were dosed with AXV-201 “Genetic forms of obesity, such as those ...

“MC4R is a key regulator of body weight and is the most common cause of genetic early-onset monogenic ... No safety concerns were observed when wild-types cohorts were dosed with AXV-201 “Genetic ...

The scientists followed up on these results with human genetic data, including large cohorts that contained sequencing data from individuals with early onset, severe obesity. Variants in DENND1B also ...

Thankfully for its investors, Rhythm has late-stage pipeline products treating genetic obesity types, which while still rare, have wider prevalence. Rhythm's pipeline sticks to its knitting ...

A genetic study of childhood obesity in about 6,400 school-going children ... Our study revealed significant associations between school types — students from urban private schools, urban ...

While ageing is a primary factor, other contributors include genetics, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity ... of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The APOE4 gene impacts ...

The FDA approval for setmelanotide now includes children aged 2 to 5 years with several rare genetic forms of obesity. Setmelanotide reduced BMI by 18% at 1 year for children participating in the ...

A review from 2020 notes that the genetic conditions that cause childhood obesity are rare. Researchers also note that there are around 25 types of syndromic obesity. Prader-Willi syndrome is a ...