Understanding how fat tissue forms and functions is crucial for addressing obesity and related metabolic diseases. However, adipose tissue, or body fat, behaves differently based on its location in ...

Understanding how fat tissue forms and functions is crucial for addressing obesity and related metabolic diseases. However, adipose tissue, or body fat, behaves differently based on its location in ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell, SWAT, which can transform into fat cells depending on the microenvironment. A better understanding of the processes that balance the cell types could ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology summarized the challenges associated with adiposity assessment in clinical settings. Obesity increases cardiometabolic risks and ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers who focus on fat know that some adipose tissue is more prone to inflammation-related comorbidities than others, but the reasons why are not well understood. Thanks to a ...

The pattern of sympathetic innervation varies across fat pads and animal species Manipulating the sympathetic outflow to adipose tissues may be beneficial to the development of novel anti-obesity and ...

BATON ROUGE—Individuals with obesity are at risk of developing diseases like Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Ursula White, assistant professor of clinical science at Pennington ...

Metabo-oncology is an emerging interdisciplinary field at the intersection of oncology, metabolism, and obesity research. Epidemiological studies have ...

This study identified important metabolic changes in adipose tissue in broiler chickens exposed to high temperatures. Higher lipoprotein lipase levels lead to higher fat accumulation, making poultry ...