Overconsumption of nutrients prompts the infiltration of diverse types of macrophages into adipose tissue. Among them, ...

Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased ...

A multidisciplinary clinical team led by Professor Bernat Soria from the Institute of Bioengineering at the Miguel Hernández ...

Scientists at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, in collaboration with the University of Maryland School of ...

Adipose tissue comes in three colors: white, brown and beige. While white fat specializes in storing lipid and expands during obesity, brown fat is thermogenic, turning energy into heat. Beige fat is ...

“[This is] a new function for the innate immune system beyond pathogen response.” Beige fat is an energy-burning form of adipose tissue embedded in white fat, the energy-storing kind. It’s similar to ...

Researchers have developed a new nanoparticle therapy that tackles obesity through two complementary mechanisms: converting ...

Specifically we have addressed how P2X7 receptors, interleukin-1 secretion and Tribbles expression affect macrophage function. We are currently also interested in understanding the function of adipose ...

Dr. Ildiko Szanto obtained her MD degree at Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary (Diploma “cum Laude”) ...