A microbe called Turicibacter improves metabolic health and reduces weight gain in mice on a high-fat diet. The results could lead to new ways to control weight by adjusting gut bacteria.

Researchers have homed in on a single gut microbe that acts to prevent fat gain, even with a high-fat diet. The discovery adds to the booming science of finding ways to enlist the microbes that ...

Rates of obesity and associated fatty liver disease have risen as the world increasingly adopts energy-dense diets and ...

Obesity is not a single disease. New research shows distinct biological phenotypes that explain why weight gain and treatment ...