Our study suggests that activation of VEGF-B signaling in white adipose tissue and the kidney together ... which leads to impaired kidney function. "Our data have clinical value as we propose ...

Increased food intake and reduced physical activity have contributed to a shift in energy balance, resulting in excess energy storage in the white adipose tissue (WAT) depots. In contrast to WAT ...

Adipose tissue comes in three colors: white, brown and beige. While white fat specializes in storing lipid and expands during obesity, brown fat is thermogenic, turning energy into heat. Beige fat is ...

Research has uncovered key differences in gene expression linked to inflammation, metabolism and cardioprotection. These findings could help inform the development of targeted therapies for ...

As many as 40% of Americans are obese, putting them at an increased risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the CDC.

A recently published paper in Science China Life Sciences reports an interdisciplinary study utilizing single-cell sequencing data analysis to identify GPCRs involved in the regulation of adipogenesis ...

and therefore modulating its function could well be a way to combat obesity”, the authors write in Nature Communications. There are two types of fatty or adipose tissue: white and brown.

“In fact, AT is key to the control of whole-body metabolism and thus, modulating its function likely protects against obesity.” Of two types of fat in the body, white adipose tissue ...