Restricting access to a high-fat diet (HFD) in mice to either their active or inactive period promoted vastly different effects on their food preference and meal patterns that parallel behaviors ...

A mouse study, published earlier this month in the journal Neuron, zeroes in on a neurological mechanism that may help explain why memory deficits occur in response to long-term high-fat diets.

Share on Pinterest A poor diet can impact cognitive function within days, mouse study suggests. Image credit: Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images Metabolic syndrome is associated with memory deficits. A new ...

Fat—adipose tissue—is more complicated than might be thought. Once considered just a bag of calories, scientists now know that fat doesn’t just squirrel away energy, it also sends and receives ...

BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1) was found to inhibit the browning of white adipose tissue in response to cold exposure in mice, offering a potential new drug target for a therapeutic strategy to ...

Obesity rates have been steadily rising around the world for many years. Obesity has been linked to a variety of health problems including metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and ...

Scientists in China have found a new potential drug target for weight loss. Blocking a protein called CD44 has been shown to protect against obesity in mice on a high-fat diet, specifically by ...

Researchers investigating the role of the protein CD44 in obesity and metabolic health found that CD44-deficient mice stayed lean even on a high-fat diet, while the control mice developed obesity. A ...

Share on Pinterest Activating brown fat may help protect against obesity, a new study in mice suggests. Image credit: Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images. More than 1 billion people globally are obese.

Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Iron Man and other Disneyland employees who work with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars character performers are looking to get paid more and address safety concerns, ...