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 ...

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 ...

Recently, another type of cells called brown-in-white (BRITE) or beige cells, in white adipose tissue (WAT) have been found.3 BRITE cells possess a multilocular morphology, enriched mitochondria and ...

The Chen Lab focuses on understanding how adipose tissue (white, brown, and beige) develops and functions under normal and pathological conditions, such as obesity, a risk factor for type II diabetes, ...