Researchers have mapped human fat tissue at single-cell resolution, uncovering how obesity alters cellular stress, ...

Obesity is causally linked with the development of cardiovascular disorders. Accumulating evidence indicates that cardiovascular disease is the collateral damage of obesity-driven adipose tissue ...

The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can deploy armies of antibodies against viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi.

Moreover, there was a significant association between coronary flow reserve and intermuscular adipose tissue, not BMI, such that patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction and elevated ...

A special kind of body fat known as brown fat, or brown adipose tissue, may actually burn calories. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about what brown fat is, what it does, and ...

The findings demonstrate that chronic activation of RalA plays a key role in repressing energy expenditure in obese adipose tissue by shifting the balance of mitochondrial dynamics toward excessive ...

Study insights could point to the future development of targeted therapies that address weight gain and associated metabolic dysfunctions by increasing fat burning.

He goes on to explain that in people with adipose tissue dysfunction, this can lead to damaged tissue, fibrosis, secretion of proinflammatory and adipogenic molecules that subsequently contribute ...

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 ...

Adipose tissue glucose transport and GLUT4 levels regulate systemic insulin sensitivity and whole-body energy balance, which have implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of obesity and diab ...

CoolSculpting is among the most popular fixes for unwanted bulges. But the risk of a serious side effect appears to be higher than previously known.