Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. In the study, published ...

Pythons don't nibble. They chomp, squeeze, and swallow their prey whole in a meal that can approach 100% of their body weight. But even as they slither stealthily around the forest, months or even a ...

Researchers show that pharmacological activation of hypoxia signaling improves metabolism, limits fat accumulation, and ...

Researchers have identified a specific hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells as a direct driver of obesity-linked ...

BELFAST Zoo bid a sad farewell to two of the world’s rarest lions today after the animals were euthanised “to end suffering”.

Obesity is widely known for increasing the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but its damaging effects on the skeleton are often overlooked. Excess body fat can disrupt bone metabolism, ...

(magicmine/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The cannabis plant contains two powerful compounds that may reverse fatty liver disease ...

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain ...

Silica nanoparticles may make oral insulin possible by safely enhancing drug absorption through the intestinal wall in obese mice.

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A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.