Far from being hormonally inert, adipose tissue has, in recent years, been recognized as a major endocrine organ, as it produces hormones such as leptin, estrogen, resistin, and cytokines (especially ...

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC. New research from the ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

Obesity-driven white adipose tissue dysfunction is one of the main causes of type 2 diabetes (T2D ... resistant mice as well ...

Little is known about epigenetic alterations associated with subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT ... but are mainly due to a complex mixture of different metabolic and clinical parameters that ...

ugr.es Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has the ability to oxidise glucose and lipids, and dissipate energy in the form of heat.1 Thus, it could provide one method to influence energy balance—and therefore, ...