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High BMI as a small child ‘may not reflect lifelong obesity risk’
19 Feb 2026 14:36 GMT
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New research challenges link between childhood BMI and obesity risk
19 Feb 2026 10:47 GMT
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Boehringer drops inhaled gene therapy for cystic fibrosis
18 Feb 2026 13:14 GMT
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Hereditary obesity increases mortality within breast cancer
17 Feb 2026 22:07 GMT
… value of genetic score genes linked to obesity had a 15% greater … impact of genetics in the future, including nutrition.
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Genes, smoking and obesity increase the risk of pneumonia, reveals research
17 Feb 2026 21:56 GMT
… of Oulu have identified genes that increase susceptibility to … and among older patients, genes associated with nicotine dependence … evidence that smoking and obesity may increase the risk … progresses. The association between genes related to nicotine dependence …
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India’s obesity rates to spiral by 2050, says white paper: Why top diabetologists want obesity classified as chronic disease
17 Feb 2026 09:53 GMT
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Memory-linked brain cells offer new obesity target for future therapies
16 Feb 2026 16:19 GMT
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Super Bowl food ads aren’t causing the obesity problem
16 Feb 2026 12:50 GMT
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Bioengineering Market Size Worth USD 1,484.98 Billion by 2035 Driven by AI-Powered Drug Discovery and Gene Editing
16 Feb 2026 12:08 GMT
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Causal Implication of CD52-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Sarcopenic Obesity: Integrating Mendelian Randomization and Multiomics Profiling
16 Feb 2026 07:38 GMT
… obese patients. PPI network analysis was performed for significant gene … of the hub genes associated with obesity in GSE151839. (C … from sarcopenia and obesity, key hub genes relevant to SO … Thompson SG. CRP CHD genetics collaboration. Avoiding bias from …