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- New OBSCORE Screening Tool Predicts 18 Obesity-Related Diseases Using 20 Simple Clinical Health Measures
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the Berlin Institute of Health have developed the OBSCORE model to identify high-risk individuals among those living with overw...
- Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Early Neurodevelopmental Risks in Children Following Large-Scale Korean Study
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Medical News
A comprehensive cohort study of over 250,000 mother-child pairs in South Korea has established a significant link between a mother's pre-conception Body Mass Index and her child's...
- New European Research Uncovers Hidden Cardiovascular Risk Profiles and Patterns Within Type 1 Diabetes
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Nutrition & Diet
Researchers across Europe have identified distinct metabolic phenotypes in type 1 diabetes patients that explain why traditional cardiovascular risk assessment often fails this pop...
- High Stress and BMI Drive Early Puberty via Repurposed Steroid Pathways in Girls
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Health Technology
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals that high body mass index (BMI) and psychological stress interact to accelerate the onset of puberty...
- Muscle Growth Misidentified as Fat in Decades-Old Childhood BMI Obesity Puzzle
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Health Technology
A study led by the University of Eastern Finland suggests that the common rise in body mass index around age six, known as adiposity rebound, primarily reflects muscle and bone dev...
- Clinical Study Identifies Pancreatic Fat as a Silent Driver of Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents With Severe Obesity
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Section: Medical News
Research presented at the European Congress on Obesity indicates that fat accumulation in the pancreas of young people is a critical marker for heart and metabolic health risks. Sc...
- New Clinical Data Reveals BMI Misclassifies One Third of Adults Compared to Gold Standard DXA Scans
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
A large scale study of White Caucasian adults in Italy found that the traditional Body Mass Index system frequently fails to reflect actual body fat percentages. Research to be pre...
- New Italian Clinical Study Using DXA Scanning Reveals Significant Misclassification Rates in Traditional WHO BMI Weight Categories
Published: Mar 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers from Italy and Lebanon have challenged the reliability of the Body Mass Index (BMI) after discovering that it incorrectly categorizes more than one-third of the general...
- City of Hope Study Reveals Obesity Increases Cancer Risk by Physically Enlarging Organs and Multiplying At-Risk Cells
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
Researchers at City of Hope and TGen have identified a major mechanical driver of obesity-linked cancer: excess weight causes organs to grow in size by accumulating more cells. Thi...
- City of Hope Research Identifies Physical Organ Enlargement as Primary Driver Linking Obesity to Elevated Cancer Risk
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A study from City of Hope and TGen reveals that obesity causes internal organs to grow significantly larger through the accumulation of new cells, a process known as hyperplasia. T...
- Global Crisis Warning as Childhood Obesity Projected to Affect 228 Million Youth by 2040
Published: Mar 25, 2026
Section: Nutrition & Diet
A landmark report from the World Obesity Federation predicts a surge in pediatric obesity, rising from 177 million in 2025 to 228 million over the next fifteen years. For the first...
- Rutgers Study Reveals Childhood Obesity as a Primary Barrier to Upward Economic Mobility in the United States
Published: Mar 19, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A comprehensive longitudinal study led by Rutgers University has identified childhood obesity as a significant economic crisis, finding that affected children are 20 percentile poi...