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A UK-based study has investigated differences in blood pressure, cholesterol, and consumption of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medicines in obese and normal-weight participants to determine the role body mass index (BMI) plays in these metabolic health conditions. However, independent experts and study authors point out that the study cannot rule out other contributing factors, such as…

A novel study has found that obesity is associated with a distinct molecular program driving the transition from early-stage, premalignant breast lesions to invasive breast cancer. Rather than simply showing increased activation of classical invasive pathways, tumors from patients with obesity exhibited a distinct stress-adaptive phenotype. The findings from the study published by Hladik et…