Most of the fat we carry is white adipose tissue, the body’s primary energy-storage system, designed to stockpile excess ...

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), and published in the International Journal of Obesity, could help explain why type 2 diabetes is more ...

A recent study from Sweden's Karolinska Institute reveals that not all body fat is harmful, challenging traditional views ...

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 ...

Scientists have produced the first detailed characterization of the changes that weight loss (WL) causes in human adipose tissue (AT) by analyzing hundreds of thousands of cells from morbidly obese ...

In a recent study published in Nature, a team of scientists examined how adipose tissue, specifically fat cells, retains transcriptional changes even after significant weight loss, potentially leading ...

Beige fat surrounding blood vessels actively works to keep high blood pressure in check, according to a new study in mice, promoting healthy vascular function even during obesity. The findings support ...

1 Sports Orthopedic Research Center–Copenhagen (SORC-C), Arthroscopic Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark Objective To ...