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. New research from the ...

White adipose tissue, once considered merely a fat storage depot, is now recognized as an endocrine organ that plays a ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

evaluated the role of brown adipose tissue (BAT), a special type of fat that burns calories to generate heat, in improving exercise endurance and supporting healthy aging. Unlike regular white fat ...

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 ...

Time-restricted eating may not add additional benefit in visceral adipose tissue reduction over the Mediterranean diet for people with overweight or obesity.

There are two types of fatty or adipose tissue: white and brown. White adipose tissue mostly stores energy, while brown fat (its cells have more mitochondria and that gives them a brown hue ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University have identified a liver-derived protein, serine protease inhibitor A1 (SerpinA1), as a key regulator in combating obesity and enhancing glucose metabolism.