A deeper understanding of a gene that predisposes patients to fatty liver disease may open new avenues for treatment of the condition, according to Yale research published in Cellular and Molecular ...

Weight loss -- by dietary changes alone or combined with physical exercise -- has a positive impact on the production of adipose tissue hormones: Adipose tissue produces less leptin but, instead ...

A Japanese study has uncovered the crucial role of the gut in preventing fatty liver disease caused by high-fat diets. Fat ...

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people ...

After menopause, individuals with cardiovascular disease and weight gain may face a higher risk of breast cancer, recent ...

Since adipocytes express specific receptors for pituitary hormones and hypothalamic releasing factors, adipose tissue has to be regarded as a fast-acting endocrine gland under the control of the ...

One possible link is adiponectin, a hormone produced by adipose tissue that helps preserve insulin action. High levels of adiponectin are linked to decreased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular ...

Brown adipose tissue (BAT), a specialized fat that burns fatty acids to generate heat, is of growing interest in tackling obesity and metabolic disorders. Lean individuals tend to have more active ...

Adipose tissue’s tendency to store things is an unfortunate side-effect, because often we need those things to be circulating, not sitting around. Take hormones, for instance.

Extensive research in recent decades has revealed manifold metabolic functions of adipose tissue, beyond its purpose as a simple storage organ for fatty acids.

Administration of thyroid hormone in both myxedema and obesity causes some loss of adipose tissue but induces significantly greater erosion of the lean body mass.