
If your fat is VAT fat, you could be at higher risk
Israeli scientists propose nonsurgical way to check body’s level of visceral adipose tissue inflammation as a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease.

Israeli scientists propose nonsurgical way to check body’s level of visceral adipose tissue inflammation as a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease.

Professor studies how leisure and rec venues can be more welcoming to those with physical limitations as well as autism, obesity, gender differences.

New study sheds light on how our brain decides when we should start and stop eating, offering hope for new anti-obesity drugs.

The crazy amount of sugar in Western diets leads to obesity and diabetes and increases risk of severe Covid-19. Here are brilliant alternatives.

Reducing fat in the liver, rather than simply losing weight, is key to lowering health risks associated with obesity, say Israeli researchers.

Hebrew University scientists use novel algorithm to identify 27 molecules with significant potential for pharmaceutical success.

Israel’s Nitinotes is developing a minimally invasive alternative to bariatric surgery.

Israeli study published as obesity rates continue to soar at epidemic levels, making it the leading cause of preventable death in Western world.

By 2025, one-third of the global adult population could be overweight or obese, leading to a range of serious diseases and conditions.

Revolutionary drug-free, soft silicone device called NozNoz mechanically diverts smells from olfactory receptors in the nose, which can help curb appetite and change metabolism.

A compound that disables cancer cells, an artificial cornea, the world’s first bone implant: 2017 saw major medical advances. We bring you the best.

The cost to treat obesity in the United States alone is expected to rise from $325 billion in 2014 to $555 billion per year by 2025.

Amazing new technologies for beating conditions including breast cancer, ALS and obesity are under development in Israel’s capital city.

New Weizmann Institute of Science research in mice may in the future help dieters keep post-diet weight off.

Research on mouse models shows potential need to modify influenza vaccinations in humans who are overweight.