It turned out increased obesity risk in Labradors was linked to the same genes and mechanisms that cause obesity in humans. These gene variants were more common in purpose-bred dogs we carefully ...

Dogs are a good model for studying human obesity because they develop obesity through similar environmental influences as ...

Obesity genes that cause dogs to pile on the pounds have been identified, with the same genes associated with obesity in ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge studied labrador retrievers, known for being foodie dogs. Read more at ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified a bunch of genes linked to obesity in dogs – and found the very ...

Second, the study allowed researchers to quantify genetic risk for obesity in individual dogs — and the level of effort ...

Researchers examining British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes connected to canine obesity. The ...

A gene linked to obesity in Labradors is the same one found in humans, scientists say. The discovery could help researchers ...

Researchers identified a gene strongly linked to obesity in pet dogs — and found it is also associated with weight gain in humans.

Howl-lelujah! Dogs and humans are fatter than ever — it’s no surprise that overweight people tend to have overweight dogs.

Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also associated with obesity in humans.

The researchers noted that dogs with a high genetic risk of weight gain did not necessarily become obese if they followed a ...