In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers demonstrated infection of human adipose tissue by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: SARS-CoV-2 ...

The FM-USP group, meanwhile, is concentrating on an effort to understand the effect of infection on adipose tissue. “We’re analyzing everything secreted by fat cells: proteins, saturated fatty ...

A study from Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School raises questions about a new class of weight loss drugs — and ...

there was a clinical impression of infection, and tissue specimens obtained intraoperatively (from the tissue of the right foot in Patient 1 and from the adipose tissue of the right knee and the ...

Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.

Adipose tissue is an underappreciated and misunderstood organ. Capable of more than doubling in mass and then returning to baseline, 1 white adipose tissue (WAT) continues to play an essential ...

The adipose tissue, which serves as an endocrine organ, releases various molecules that regulate the repair of other damaged tissues, including the skin. Hence, adipose tissues can potentially be ...

“When things affect fat, it affects our entire body.” Body fat, or adipose tissue, is a complex organ. It contains fat cells, nerves, immune cells, and connective tissue. Its main job is to ...

“One reason for this may be differences in how the sexes’ adipose tissue responds to insulin. “Adipose tissue is the main organ for the storage of excess energy and this is done in lipids ...