In mammalian physiology, adipose tissue has many important roles, including in energy storage, metabolism, lactation and non-shivering thermogenesis. Distinct types and depots of this dynamic ...

Obesity is a growing global health problem, the prevalence of which has tripled since 1975. It currently affects 650 million people worldwide, and in Spain the prevalence among adults is 28%. This ...

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people develop metabolic diseases of this kind. About a quarter of all obese ...

The common forms of type 2 diabetes are caused by a constellation of genetic and epigenetic factors and molecular changes related to diet; lifestyle, including lack of exercise and sleep; ...

Aging may trigger the appearance of specialized stem cells that supercharge the body's ability to create new belly fat. The ...

An Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai study sheds light on the intricate interplay between mammary adipose (fat) tissue and breast health, and offers exciting possibilities for understanding ...

Scientists have produced the first detailed characterization of the changes that weight loss (WL) causes in human adipose tissue (AT) by analyzing hundreds of thousands of cells from morbidly obese ...

New research suggests GLP-1 drug tirzepatide may increase brown fat activity, helping the body burn more calories beyond ...

Body composition and obesity-related complications differ between men and women, but incretin-based medications confer benefits among all adults, according to a speaker at the Heart in Diabetes CME ...

Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT), the fat layer surrounding blood vessels, is increasingly recognized as an active ...

Nobel laureate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, and neuroscience professor at Scripps, Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, is a co-senior author of the study. Scientists at Scripps Research ...