Fat cells could play an important role in stem cell research and regenerative medicine, researchers have found. Read the full story

Probiotics can help gastric bypass patients resolve vitamin B-12 deficiencies — and help them lose more weight — according to a study from Stanford University. Watch this report from WLS News to find out more. Read the full story

Watch this week’s WLS News to hear an encouraging report about 50 obese teenagers who underwent Lap-Band surgery–and how their lives have changed. We’ll also tell you how probiotics can affect weight loss, share details about a possible link between teenage obesity and multiple sclerosis, and explain what a new coalition is doing to persuade Congress to provide affordable health care to the morbidly obese. All that and more on this week’s WLS News. Read the full story

In the June 19, 2009 edition of WLS News,  we’ll explain why asthma medications may be less effective for people who are overweight; how scientists may have discovered a genetic pathway to promote fat loss; and why people who have private health insurance are more likely to benefit from weight loss surgery than those who don’t. We’ll also tell you how a lack of sleep may be causing serious physical consequences, including obesity. Read the full story