Teenagers who smoke and are around second-hand smoke are putting themselves at more risk for of metabolic syndrome, a condition marked by obesity, high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels and pre-diabetes according to a study printed in the medical journal "Circulation" Monday.

"This is the first study to link this syndrome, which most people associate with obesity, to secondhand smoke," Dr. Michael Weitzman of the University of Rochester in New York, who led the study told Reuters

Researchers at the Imperial College London have developed a new treatment that could help overweight people by making them feel "full," through a shot.

The treatment is a natural digestive hormone called, oxyntomodulin, that is released in the small intestine and was given to 26 people over the course of 4-weeks

Clemson University and the Greenwood Genetic Center are working together to finding causes and remedies for birth disorders. Both have signed a $15 million agreement. The initiative is called Genetics Collaborative.

Analysts say the research will enhance research and doctoral education in human genetics

Clemson University and the Greenwood Genetic Center have decided to work together towards finding causes and remedies for birth disorders. Both have signed a $15 million agreement.

The initiative has been named as Genetics Collaborative

When researchers observed adolescent girls, they noted that there was a doubling in the rate of excess weight and obesity in girls who had a pronounced decline in physical activity during the transition from childhood to adolescence.

Over 9 million young people in the United States aged 6-19, or 16 percent, are considered overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia