Obesity is known to be a major risk factor that exacerbates metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes. A key molecule ...

Adipose tissue, the "fat" in our body, possesses a surprising ability to adapt. A recent study reveals that it can truly ...

As population aging accelerates worldwide, aging-related diseases have become a major challenge in both life science and ...

New research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the mechanisms associating obesity with inflammation by exploring tiny membrane particles, known as extracellular vesicles, secreted ...

MRI-derived abdominal adipose tissue is linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in multiple sites. The association is stronger in women, suggesting sex differences in fat distribution and hormones.

The volume of epicardial adipose tissue was independently associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals without a history of the condition. Patients with the highest volumes of ...

Testosterone does not decrease overall adipose stores but does have a favorable effect on relative visceral adiposity after hip fracture.

Let us leave aside our obsession with COVID and consider two more significant health problems that have long plagued us, obesity and cardiometabolic disease resulting in hypertension, diabetes, and ...

A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed thyroid hormone (TH) - encapsulated nanoparticles modified with adipose-homing peptide, which ...

White adipose tissue stores energy, while brown and beige fat burn energy through thermogenesis. Under certain environmental ...