Losing weight is a challenging journey for many, often marked by a cycle of weight loss and weight regain known as the "yo-yo ...

Fat cells play a surprising role in combating parasites, according to a study published today (October 14) in Science Immunology, which finds that fatty tissue surrounding the intestinal tracts of ...

According to new findings from University of Michigan scientists, eating too much fat could seriously hobble your immune ...

Scientists have pinpointed and described unusual subtypes of fat cells that may help scientists explain why gut fat is linked to poor health. The research could open up new avenues for medical ...

“In these bone marrow-transplanted individuals, they can actually find fat cells with genomic information from the donor and not from the recipient,” said Philipp Scherer, director of the Touchstone ...

Now, a new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba has characterized the populations of fat cells in various tissues in the human body.

Thirty years ago, we understood very little about body fat. It was assumed its sole purpose was to store excess energy then supply it when food was scarce, plus give us a bit of padding.

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have identified a cytokine produced by tumor cells as the key factor driving irreversible fat loss with the progression of cancer cachexia, a severe condition ...