Top Story (The Hill) July 31, 2025 - Humans may have gene needed to hibernate — offering potential cure for obesity, diabetes
"Because those genes are correlated with the parts of the genome that control metabolism — what researchers call the “fat and obesity locus” — the discovery may open the door to new treatments for obesity and diabetes, according to two studies in Science."
Above article links to Studies goes to Science.org Abstract. Pre-Print of Studies can be found here:
- Genomic Convergence in Hibernating Mammals Elucidates the Genetics of Metabolic Regulation in the Hypothalamus
- Conserved Noncoding Cis-Elements Associated with Hibernation Modulate Metabolic and Behavioral Adaptations in Mice
Another plain English article - Researchers trace metabolic superpowers of hibernators to shared DNA
Edited to remove IA info - sorry!
Ironically, reddit post from 4 years ago came up in Google Search - How genetics make you fat
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from loseit - Lose the Fat https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/1mglbav/humans_may_have_gene_needed_to_hibernate_offering/
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