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Metabolic liver disease to hit 1.8bn by 2050, and other health stories
Top health news: Metabolic liver disease is on the rise; Global pandemic treaty deadline missed again; Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship.
New obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat science
Scientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden inside fat cells that could reshape how we think about obesity and metabolic disease. A protein called HSL, long believed to simply release stored fat when the body needs energy, turns out to have a second job deep inside the nucleus of fat cells—helping keep those cells healthy and balanced. Even more surprising, people and mice missing this protein don’t become obese as expected; instead, they lose fat tissue in a dangerous condition called lipodystrophy.
Who’s selling longevity? Biohackers are buying.
Several companies are currently positioning themselves at the crossroads of metabolic health and longevity
Scientists boost strawberry flavor and nutrition without changing growth
A surprising genetic twist shows that boosting a seemingly ordinary “housekeeping” gene can dramatically improve fruit quality without any trade-offs. By increasing the activity of a tRNA-related gene in strawberries, researchers unlocked richer color, stronger aroma, and higher levels of health-boosting compounds like anthocyanins and terpenoids. Even more striking, these enhancements came with zero impact on plant growth, fruit size, or sweetness—avoiding the usual downsides of metabolic tinkering.
Surgery still outperforms GLP-1 drugs in terms of heart health
Both treatment options are effective, but metabolic and bariatric surgery was linked to more significant cardiovascular risk reductions than GLP-1 medications.
Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver and diabetes risk
An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like pre-diabetes could one day be screened for via a simple mouth swab
Surprising obesity discovery rewrites decades of fat metabolism science
A key protein involved in fat metabolism has been found to do more than scientists once thought. Instead of just releasing fat, it helps maintain healthy fat tissue and balance in the body. When it’s missing or disrupted, the results can be surprisingly harmful. This finding reshapes how researchers think about obesity and metabolic disease.
Texas A&M AgriLife launches national equine metabolic health survey
A Texas A&M AgriLife survey of horse owners and industry professionals seeks to quantify the prevalence of equine endocrine disease
Inside the endoscopic revolution in weight loss
Article explains how bariatric endoscopy — including endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and transoral outlet reduction — combined with metabolic therapies and GLP-1 receptor agonists is expanding nonsurgical obesity treatment options and reframing obesity as a chronic, multifactorial disease.
As heart, kidney and metabolic health worsen, cancer risk may rise
Research Highlights: Researchers studied the link between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM syndrome) and risk of cancer. CKM syndrome refers to several connected health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, obesity...
A Simple Sugar in Ultra-Processed Foods May Drive Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Recent research shows that fructose in ultra-processed foods may drive disease, like metabolic syndrome, which includes obesity. Reducing your intake of this type of simple sugar could help lower the associated health risks.
Advancing Metabolic Health Through Coordinated Care
The Metabolic Health Institute is a first-of-its-kind model unifying endocrinology, obesity medicine and bariatric surgery under non-surgical leadership.
3 diet tweaks heart health nutrition scientist made to prevent disease
How quickly and when you eat could affect your metabolic and cardiovascular health, professor Sarah Berry said.
How a Diabetes Drug May Echo the Benefits of Exercise in Prostate Cancer Care
Researchers found that metformin raises an exercise‑linked metabolic molecule in prostate cancer patients, offering insight into cancer care.
Binge drinking just once a month may triple your risk of liver scarring
Many people think that occasional binge drinking is harmless if they otherwise drink in moderation, but new research suggests that assumption may be dangerously wrong. A large U.S. study found that people with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a condition affecting about one in three adults, face a much higher risk of serious liver scarring if they engage in heavy drinking even just once a month.
Panoramic Health and West Coast Kidney Institute Launch Concord Cardio-Renal Research Institute to Advance Clinical Trials in Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Disease
/PRNewswire/ -- Panoramic Science, the clinical research division of Panoramic Health, and West Coast Kidney Institute today announced the launch of the...
Tirzepatide Boosts Metabolic Health in Partial Lipodystrophy
Tirzepatide significantly improves metabolic health and reduces insulin dependence in patients with partial lipodystrophy.
Why this Stanford psychiatrist thinks diet can influence serious mental health disorders
Shebani Sethi is at the vanguard of metabolic psychiatry, a field that investigates the link between diet and serious mental health disorders.
Understanding protein motion could greatly aid new drug design
For many of us, “protein” is the key element of a food order. However, beyond your preferred choice of meats or plant-based alternatives, proteins encompass a large class of complex biomolecules whose chemical structure is encoded in our genes. Proteins have critical functions in living cells: They help repair and build body tissues, drive metabolic reactions, maintain pH and fluid balance, and keep our immune systems strong.
Why Wild Blueberries Are Getting Attention for Heart and Metabolic Health Benefits
Wild blueberries may support heart health by improving blood vessel function, lowering blood pressure, and aiding cholesterol and blood sugar control.
Scientists find gut bacteria inject proteins that control your immune system
Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and metabolic pathways. Researchers found these interactions may play a role in inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s. It’s a major shift in how scientists understand the microbiome’s power over human health.
Get a fuller picture with Fitbit's personal health coach
Learn how Fitbit is helping people take control of their health by linking medical records, improving sleep tracking accuracy and advancing metabolic research. Discover how the Personal Health Coach uses your health history to provide more relevant wellness information while keeping your data private and secure.
Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic and Wegovy Show Surprising Heart Health Benefits
A new study suggests that widely used GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may do more than improve metabolic health: they could also protect the heart after a heart attack. Doctors can often reopen the blocked artery that triggers a heart attack, but that is not always the end of the crisis inside the heart
Scientists found a surprising way to make exercise work better
Exercise normally boosts the body’s ability to use oxygen, a key marker of health and longevity — but high blood sugar can block that benefit. Researchers found that a ketogenic diet helped mice normalize blood sugar and dramatically improved how their muscles responded to exercise. Their muscles became better at using oxygen and built more endurance fibers. The results suggest diet and exercise may work together in surprising ways to improve metabolic health.
Ben-Gurion University study discovers hidden value of long-term ‘yo-yo dieting’
Even after regaining weight, study participants saw better metabolic markers and reduced visceral fat, highlighting the benefits of sustained healthy habits.
Guest column | The surprising health benefits of natural light exposure
Sunlight can have positive effects on your sleep, mood, metabolic health and more. Here’s how much exposure you need to see benefits, and how to get it safely.
Intermittent fasting and eating rhythmicity: what we know about their impact on metabolic and gut health
Intermittent fasting has gained attention as a strategy that may support metabolic health. Does it truly translate into measurable benefits?
Stigma to Science: Yale’s Role in Changing Our Understanding of Obesity and Its Treatment
Yale research helped redefine obesity as a chronic metabolic disease and advanced next-generation treatments.
Scientists discover why high altitude protects against diabetes
Living at high altitude appears to protect against diabetes, and scientists have finally discovered the reason. When oxygen levels drop, red blood cells switch into a new metabolic mode and absorb large amounts of glucose from the blood. This helps the body cope with thin air while also reducing blood sugar levels. A drug that recreates this effect reversed diabetes in mice, hinting at a powerful new treatment strategy.
What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Water First Thing in the Morning
Drinking water in the morning can help improve alertness and weight management, as well as heart, metabolic, kidney, and skin health.
Assessing Suzhou Ribo Life Science’s Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness
Recent share performance and business profile Suzhou Ribo Life Science (SEHK:6938) has drawn attention after a 5.4% one day decline to HK$70.05, extending a one month return of a 7.9% decline and a year to date return of a 14.7% decline. For context, the company focuses on researching and developing small nucleic acid drugs targeting cardiovascular, metabolic, renal, liver and other diseases, with several candidates in Phase I, Phase II and preclinical trials. See our latest analysis for...
Oral bacteria may signal metabolic health and even contribute to obesity
It turns out your mouth may know more about your metabolism than your bathroom scale. New research shows that people with obesity host a distinct oral microbiome compared to individuals at a healthy weight. Rather than zeroing in on the gut microbiome, the study turns our attention to the mouth as a potential biological signal of metabolic health. It’s a shift that could challenge long-held assumptions about where obesity-related biomarkers can be measured.
Meal timing in time-restricted eating matters for metabolic health, find study
Time-restricted eating has emerged as a popular dietary approach because it focuses on when people eat rather than strictly limiting calories. Instead of counting calories, individuals restrict their ...
Muscle mass as a resilence factor for endothelial health in obesity
npj Metabolic Health and Disease - Muscle mass as a resilence factor for endothelial health in obesity
Designing the future of metabolic health through tissue-selective drug delivery
Founded by MIT alumni, the biotech firm Gensaic develops protein carriers that can deliver therapeutic molecules to specific tissues and cells.
Science & Medicine: Studying the chemical miscommunication that may lead to obesity
The chemical cross-communication between the guts and other organs that occurs when a person metabolizes nutrients begins before we open our mouths, when we see or smell food. The answer to why some people develop obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders, and why some people respond so well to medicines like Ozempic, might lie in those signals. UT Health San Antonio endocrinologist Dr. Marzieh Salehi is studying that communication in patients with spinal cord injury.
What is metabolic health and why does it matter?
The world is confronting not only an obesity epidemic but a broader metabolic health crisis, silently putting millions of normal-weight individuals at serious risk.
Research suggests bamboo-based foods could support metabolic health
This systematic review synthesizes human, in vitro, and food-processing studies on bamboo consumption, finding limited but suggestive evidence for metabolic, digestive, and antioxidant benefits when products are properly prepared. It also highlights safety considerations, including potential goitrogenic effects from inadequately processed shoots, and calls for higher-quality human trials.
What is ‘metabolic health,’ and why does it matter?
The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body.
What Is ‘Metabolic Health,’ and Why Does It Matter?
The definition is tricky, but the effects of poor metabolic health are clear — and can wreak havoc on the body.
Weight-Loss Surgery May Benefit Kidney Health in Obesity
Metabolic and bariatric surgery are associated with a reduced risk for adverse kidney outcomes in patients with obesity, regardless of type 2 diabetes status.
Endocrinology — Uniting the Legacy and Future of Basic Endocrine Science
Read the inaugural editorial from Endocrinology’s new Editor-in-Chief, Manuel Tena-Sempere, MD, PhD, outlining the vision for the journal to continue its high-quality standards spanning foundational, translational, and preclinical research investigating endocrine and metabolic function in health and disease while becoming more influential and attractive for a wider array of scientists worldwide.
How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue
It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Citrus Burn Examined (Report 2026) Recalling Emerging Conversations on Metabolic Health and Nutrition
An increased examination of the way Citrus Burn is being framed within broader discourse on the topic of metabolic health, dietary supplements and informed wellness decisions Citrus Burn Citrus Burn Find out more about Citrus Burn and how it works exactly! St. Petersburg, Fl, Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The discussions concerning metabolic well-being, energy management, and the nutritional policies individuals follow in their everyday activities have been gaining popularity in the popular
Fossilized bones are revealing secrets from a lost world
Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering a surprising new window into prehistoric life. The findings reveal animals’ diets, diseases, and even their surrounding climate, including evidence of warmer, wetter environments. One fossil even showed signs of a parasite still known today. This approach could transform how scientists reconstruct ancient ecosystems.
Scientists tested intermittent fasting without eating less and found no metabolic benefit
Time-restricted eating has been widely promoted as a simple way to boost metabolic health, but new research paints a more complicated picture. When calorie intake stayed the same, an eight-hour eating window did not improve insulin sensitivity or cardiovascular markers. What did change was the body’s internal clock, which shifted based on meal timing and altered sleep patterns. The results suggest calorie reduction, not the eating window itself, may be the real driver of health benefits.
Myth busted: Your body isn’t canceling out your workout
Being active boosts your daily calorie burn more than previously thought. Researchers found that increased physical activity raises total energy use without triggering the body to conserve energy elsewhere. Basic functions keep running at full speed, even as movement increases. The result: exercise truly adds to your energy output rather than being metabolically “offset.”
Top HIV Science Stories of 2025
Twice-yearly PrEP makes its debut, novel HIV treatments are in the pipeline and metabolic health gets more attention.
MIT study shows high-fat diets give liver cancer a dangerous head start
A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty foods can push liver cells into a survival mode that quietly raises the risk of cancer. Faced with ongoing metabolic stress, these cells abandon their normal roles and revert to a more primitive state that helps them endure harsh conditions. Over time, that shift leaves the liver less functional and far more vulnerable to tumor formation, helping explain why fatty liver disease so often precedes liver cancer.
Citrus Burn Cited in Scientific Discussion of Metabolic Health and Dietary Support
Citrus Burn is discussed in the context of consumer and scientific discourses with wider discussions on the topic of metabolic health, dietary supplements, and wellness decision-making Citrus Burn Citrus Burn New York City, NY, Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dietary supplements positioning, understanding, and appraisal by the general population have become a subject of consumer reporting and scientific debate as interest in metabolic health and weight-related wellness and in the role dietary
Scientists Extract Metabolic Molecules From Million-Year-Old Fossils for the First Time
Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in. For the first time, researchers have examined metabolism-related molecules preserved in fossiliz
The worst ultra-processed foods for metabolic health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Metabolism is the “biological machinery” that helps keep the body running efficiently, and it won’t run well without the right mix of fuel.
New Study Challenges Global Health Advice: Reducing Sweetness Won’t Curb Cravings
A large clinical trial found that changing how much sweetness people consume does not affect their preference for sweet tastes or their metabolic health. Adjusting how much sweetness people consume appears to have no effect on how much they enjoy sweet foods, according to a new clinical trial.
America's most popular cooking oil may be linked to obesity, new study finds
New research links America's most popular cooking oil to obesity through metabolic pathways that convert fatty acids into weight-promoting compounds.