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

rh2010 - stock.adobe.com The team found several genes linked to canine obesity while studying British Labrador retrievers.

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

Pippa flops by the Aga oven chewing on a stick. At just 12 weeks old, this Labrador retriever puppy looks cute but clueless.

Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

This insatiable appetite is a quirk of the Labrador breed, encoded in their genes. It’s one of the reasons why labs are particularly prone to obesity. And according to a new study at the University of ...