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

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 ...

That test could help identify patients at greatest risk for potentially deadly cardiac problems such as coronary artery ...

Study reveals that sleep traits predict over 15% of body characteristics across 15 physiological systems, with visceral fat, ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Virginia (UVA) has developed an imaging technique designed to improve heart ...

Researchers at UVA Health are taking a closer look at an often overlooked risk factor for heart disease: the fat surrounding your heart.

While LCs looked like adipocytes, whole-tissue lipidomics performed on ear lipo-cartilage and groin adipose tissue revealed that the composition of the different fats varied between the two cell types ...

Whether you're an athlete looking to make gains in the gym or someone looking to lose weight, tracking your body composition ...