metabolism

A new study is challenging popular dietary dogma by suggesting a common type of intermittent fasting does not work for weight loss. The clinical trial found the 16:8 method of eating no more effective for losing weight than eating throughout the day.

Using a multi-modal approach to data analysis, scientists have identified a subtype of autism linked with a gene cluster known to affect neurodevelopment and lipid metabolism. It's suggested this subtype accounts for nearly seven percent of autism cases.

Newly published research from scientists at Harvard University has found that mice engineered to lack a certain enzyme showed significant increases in exercise endurance and fat-burning capacity as a result.

A systematic review encompassing hundreds of studies has zeroed in on the 10 most common risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers suggest avoiding these 10 factors could play a significant role in preventing the onset of Alzheimer’s.

A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago is offering the first clinical trial data comparing the effects of two types of time-restricted feeding diets, a four-hour eating window (20:4) and a six-hour eating window (18:6).

Researchers have for the first time studied the gut microbiome of subjects with prediabetes, revealing a person’s unique gut bacteria population could be used to predict their likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.

Scientists recently discovered the liver releases a hormone to suppress consumption of sweet foods once a person has consumed high volumes of sugar. A new study has homed in on exactly how this mechanism works, and where in the brain it takes place.

While much research has investigated short-term physiological responses to exercise a new study has set out to examine how long-term physical training, consistently performed for over a decade, can influence gene activity to prevent metabolic disease.

A comprehensive new study, led by scientists from UC San Francisco, is offering robust new insights into the way a ketogenic diet can influence the gut microbiome, and subsequently result in broader health benefits.

New research has found an old drug, used for over half a century to treat alcoholism, could be repurposed as a useful anti-obesity medication. The animal study saw the drug prevent obesity and improve metabolic health in mice fed a high-fat diet.

For years, studies have linked short sleep patterns with obesity. Generally researchers have suspected poor sleep causes obesity but a new study has flipped it suggesting obesity may be causing the poor sleep, and not the other way around.

Scientists are unraveling the mechanisms behind obesity piece by piece, with the latest example coming from researchers in Germany who have identified a protein that appears to play a "key role" in human fat metabolism.