{ "entity": "ObesityNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "obesitynews.com", "vertical": "Health & Wellness", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-08-28T04:11:59.371Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823014953.htm", "summary": "A decades-old compound may point to a new way of treating obesity by making the body burn more energy rather than simply reducing appetite. In mice, TOFA increased energy use by as much as 18%, reduced body fat without significant muscle loss, and improved blood sugar, triglyceri", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:24:17 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Ozempic does something unexpected to the brain’s hunger neurons", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820002436.htm", "summary": "Ozempic may work in the brain in almost the opposite way scientists expected, activating hunger-linked neurons that appear essential for sustaining fat loss. The surprising discovery in mice could reveal new targets for developing even more effective obesity drugs.", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:59:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Eating more ultra-processed foods may raise prostate cancer risk by 30%", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826055457.htm", "summary": "Ultra-processed foods make up a huge share of the American diet, and new research suggests they may carry another serious health risk for men. In a nationally representative study of more than 17,000 U.S. men, those who ate more ultra-processed foods, including soft drinks, packa", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:52:35 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Vitamin C won’t prevent most colds, but it may do one small thing", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260827010507.htm", "summary": "The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling. Since then, larger studies have found that vitamin C does not prevent most people from catching a cold, although regularly taking it may make sev", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:38:30 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Smart nanoparticles light up brain cancer and destroy what surgery misses", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826060617.htm", "summary": "Scientists created smart nanoparticles that can both illuminate hidden glioblastoma cells during surgery and destroy microscopic cancer left behind afterward. In mice, the treatment prevented recurrence and led to 100% survival at 60 days, though it has not yet been tested in hum", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:52:48 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Scientists discover a brain “brake” that can shut down chronic pain", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826055442.htm", "summary": "Researchers discovered a brain-based “brake” that can shut down chronic nerve pain in mice by calming an overactive pain circuit. Targeting this system more precisely could one day lead to powerful pain relief without affecting opioid receptors throughout the entire body.", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:46:20 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Scientists may have found a shortcut to calorie restriction’s anti-aging benefits", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826055508.htm", "summary": "Moderate calorie restriction lowered an immune protein called C3 that appears to help drive chronic inflammation as the body ages. Blocking the same protein reduced age related inflammation in mice, raising the possibility that future treatments could mimic some benefits of calor", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:53 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "What you eat before age 2 may affect your health 70 years later", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260824065522.htm", "summary": "Britain’s postwar sugar rationing created a rare natural experiment that let researchers examine how early sugar exposure might affect health decades later. People who experienced more rationing during their first 1,000 days had lower rates of several cancers and showed signs of ", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:30:35 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Turmeric compound may protect blood vessels from diabetes damage", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260824065543.htm", "summary": "A compound found in turmeric may help protect blood vessels from some of the damage caused by Type 1 diabetes. In rats, curcumin reduced inflammation, improved cellular signaling, and restored vascular health to levels resembling those of nondiabetic animals. The results hint at ", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:49:14 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "A missing color in indoor light may help prevent myopia", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260824065510.htm", "summary": "A wavelength of light largely missing from indoor LEDs may play an important role in protecting developing eyes from nearsightedness. Researchers found that indigo light completely prevented myopia in tree shrews, whose eyes share important similarities with human eyes. The disco", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:15:18 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Childhood trauma may leave a lasting “scar” inside brain cells", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823094151.htm", "summary": "Early-life stress may physically alter how DNA is packaged in the brain, leaving stress-related genes primed to activate more easily years later. In mice, researchers were able to block this effect, preventing the heightened anxiety and stress sensitivity that otherwise appeared ", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:28:27 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Your genes may decide whether a low-carb diet sends cholesterol soaring", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823015009.htm", "summary": "A low-carb diet may raise LDL cholesterol much more sharply in people who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol, particularly when they consume lots of saturated fat. The findings could help explain why people following seemingly similar diets can have dramatically diff", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:31:50 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Shingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823015013.htm", "summary": "Older adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were 24% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years in a study of more than 500,000 people. Researchers estimate the difference could amount to roughly one dementia case prevented for every 17 people vaccinate", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:09:21 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Supercharged “natural killer” cells could be a powerful new cancer weapon", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260824065546.htm", "summary": "Researchers have found a way to supercharge natural killer cells, powerful immune cells that can attack cancer, so they can penetrate solid tumors and keep fighting once inside. In mice, these specially prepared tissue-resident cells slowed the growth of several tumors, including", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:56:22 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Depression may shut down the brain’s ability to make new neurons", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823094135.htm", "summary": "A major study found that adults with depression show disrupted production of new neurons in the hippocampus, potentially weakening the brain’s ability to separate new experiences from painful memories. The researchers also identified broad molecular changes that could open the do", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:06:08 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "People who live past 110 have an unusual abundance of killer immune cells", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823014950.htm", "summary": "People who reach 110 and beyond appear to have unusually large numbers of rare immune cells capable of killing abnormal cells. These CD4 cytotoxic T cells became more common with age and often expanded into large groups of nearly identical cells, suggesting the immune system was ", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:07:07 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Common medications may change your gut for years", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260824065605.htm", "summary": "Common medications may reshape the gut microbiome long after the last dose is taken. In a study of more than 2,500 people, researchers found lasting microbial changes linked not only to antibiotics, but also to antidepressants, beta-blockers, acid-reducing drugs, and benzodiazepi", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:14:50 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Bird flu is spreading. Your backyard feeder could make it worse", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260824065519.htm", "summary": "Backyard bird feeders could become unexpected hotspots for H5N1 as Australia’s bird flu outbreak spreads, bringing species together in ways that rarely occur naturally. Experts say stopping feeding is safest, while smaller amounts of food, no hand-feeding, and careful cleaning ca", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:49:08 EDT", "image": null } ] }