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Fred Hutch eyes the future of weight loss

Fred Hutch eyes the future of weight loss

Successful pilot study uses acceptance and commitment phone therapy to help people lose weight; new $3.7M grant will launch full-scale trial
Hutch News - March 31, 2021
Fruit flies add more weight to theory that individual bodies have set points

Fruit flies add more weight to theory that individual bodies have set points

Researchers discover that a neural circuit responsible for sensing energy stores is designed to reset itself
Hutch News - September 24, 2020
Diet, inflammation and obesity: a three-way street

Diet, inflammation and obesity: a three-way street

From the Hullar Lab, Public Health Sciences and Vaccine and Infectious Disease Divisions
Science Spotlight - April 16, 2018
Connecting the dots between weight loss and prostate cancer

Connecting the dots between weight loss and prostate cancer

U.S. veterans help shed light on link between dropping pounds and slowing progression of the disease
Hutch News - November 09, 2017
Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system

Fruit fly study IDs missing links in fat-signaling system

Hormone alerts brain to fat-storage status, but its packaging system goes awry in obesity
Hutch News - October 09, 2017
Fred Hutch physician-scientist’s memoir sheds light on relationships with parents, food and our bodies

Fred Hutch physician-scientist’s memoir sheds light on relationships with parents, food and our bodies

Dr. Anne McTiernan nearly starved to death at age 4 — then she grew up to be a nutrition researcher. Her new memoir focuses on the path between.
Hutch News - December 14, 2016
Fitness trackers don’t improve weight loss, study finds

Fitness trackers don’t improve weight loss, study finds

Participants who added ‘wearables’ to diet and exercise plans actually lost fewer pounds than those who stuck with traditional tactics
Hutch News - September 20, 2016
Fred Hutch medical tipsheet for July

Fred Hutch medical tipsheet for July

Cancer moonshot, research, global health, HIV vaccine, health care policy story ideas and more
News Releases - July 07, 2016
How to eat: 6 simple tips from a nutrition researcher

How to eat: 6 simple tips from a nutrition researcher

Dr. Marian Neuhouser, who helped create the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines, shares how she eats – and how you should, too
Hutch News - January 05, 2016
We're getting a bit better at cheating death

We're getting a bit better at cheating death

New mortality study shows a drop in death rates for cancer and other major diseases — with one troubling exception: COPD
Hutch News - October 27, 2015