Study to examine link between obesity and cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than US$5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health...
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Excess weight associated with increased risk of COVID-19 infection and long COVID
High body mass index (BMI), rather than high blood sugar levels, are associated with excess risks of COVID-19 infection and long COVID,...
Hyperglycaemia is the variable that most affects the number of deaths from heart attack
Hyperglycaemia is the variable that most affects the number of deaths from heart attack, according to a study conducted in Brazil....
LABS-2: Bariatric surgery improves pain, physical function and work productivity
Bariatric surgery results in improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity for at least seven years after surgery,...
Innovent starts Phase 2 Clinical Trial of mazdutide in Chinese adults with obesity
Innovent Biologics has announced that the first participant has been successfully dosed in the higher-dose cohort of a phase 2 clinical...
Researchers identify two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences...
Obesity is not associated with a decrease in lung cancer risk for African Americans
Using data from over 53,000 lung cancer screenings carried out through the US National Lung Screening Trial, researchers from Thomas...
Allurion launches swallowable gastric balloon capsule in India
Allurion has launched its swallowable gastric balloon capsule, the world’s first and only swallowable gastric balloon for weight loss, in...
Economic costs of obesity for Belgium estimated at €4.5 billion
Researchers from Belgium have reported that the annual estimated costs to cover the direct and indirect costs related to overweight and...
Utilisation of esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy in bariatric surgery
Researchers from South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trusts, Sunderland, UK, have reported that the majority of bariatric surgeons...
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