"We’ve found a molecular basis for the yo-yo effect," said Ferdinand von Meyenn, professor of nutrition and metabolic ...

Losing weight is difficult, but keeping it off can be harder. Have you ever wondered why? Memory in fat cells may contribute ...

Research suggests a fat cell's "memory" of past obesity changes how it responds to food, and that may explain why keeping ...

Obesity creates lasting epigenetic changes in fat cells, making weight regain easier. Early prevention is key, as these ...

There appears to be a genetic explanation for yo-yo dieting, where people gain weight, go on a diet, and then put the pounds ...

Epigenetic changes from obesity persist after weight loss, altering fat cell function and increasing the risk of weight ...

Once you've had obesity, fat cells conspire to keep you fat, no matter how much weight you lose. These cells 'remember' and ...

Research suggests a fat cell's "memory" of past obesity changes how it responds to food, and that may explain why keeping weight off is so difficult.

US scientists have decoded why obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by targeting the fat cells.

F at cell “memory” could help explain why weight loss can be difficult to maintain, according to new research. In experiments using mice and samples of human fat tissue, the scientists found that ...

In the new study, scientists found that cells from human and mouse fat tissue show gene activity changes that are retained ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing energy metabolism in the body.