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 ...

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

Cancer is rarely discussed alongside liposuction or plastic surgery. However, a groundbreaking approach to cancer treatment ...

Liposuction and plastic surgery aren't often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco have pioneered a groundbreaking approach to fighting cancer using engineered fat cells. By ...

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

If you're one of the 13% of American adults who has taken a GLP-1 drug for weight loss, you may know that while fat seemingly ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

“PIN1 is also needed for the tumor cells to migrate and invade the surrounding tissue to form a tumor.” Using both animal and bladder cell models, researchers determined that PIN1 helped ...