In fact, Wallis and her colleagues revealed that DENND1B, along with four other genes they’d linked to canine obesity, were ...

The gene DENND1B, which was found to particularly influence the appetite of labradors, is also linked to obesity in humans ...

While it isn’t inherently bad to give your dog extra food, it can lead to harmful outcomes. While chubby dogs are often seen ...

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 ...

The dog that shot its owner, was identified as Oreo, a one-year-old pit bull. A friend of the victim told media that Oreo is ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases ...

To identify candidate obesity genes, Raffan and her team conducted a genome-wide association study for canine obesity in more ...

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

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

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

A study from the University of Cambridge has uncovered a genetic link between Labrador retrievers and humans that sheds new ...

Thus, canine genetics identified obesity genes and mechanisms relevant to both dogs and humans," the authors said in the ...