New research uncovers that aging activates a new type of stem cell that rapidly produces fat cells, explaining why belly fat often expands in middle age.

They analyzed genes from two groups of male mice following different diets for over one year. One group ate a high-fat diet and gained weight and adipose tissue mass. The other group was leaner ...

Takeshi Yoneshiro and colleagues analyzed brown adipose tissue density, activity and thermogenesis in 683 healthy male and female individuals between ages 3 and 78 in Japan, whose parents were ...

In our model, male high-fat diet (HFD)-fed obese C57BL ... This was accompanied by histological and gene expression analysis of adipose tissue and liver to assess adipose tissue inflammation ...

Recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has emerged as a potential ... induced such adaptations in 10 metabolically healthy obese male subjects. A 10-day cold acclimation period resulted in ...

There is only one liver, only two kidneys. But adipose tissue is stored all over the body. The most abundant form, white adipose tissue, lives partially in places like the omentum, folds of ...

A special type of fat called brown adipose tissue generates heat to help the body maintain its core temperature, especially in cold environments and in newborns. White adipose tissue, in contrast, ...

The following is a summary of "Impact of CT-based adipose tissue distribution and sarcopenia on treatment outcomes in ...

A new review published in Genes & Diseases highlights the transformative role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating and potentially reversing adipose tissue fibrosis, a condition closely linked to ...

Obesity is an increasingly prevalent human condition in developed societies. Despite major progress in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms leading to obesity, no safe and effective ...