Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for ... Around organs, it provides protective padding. It also functions as a reserve of nutrients.

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

The interactions of adipose tissue with the kidney — referred to as the adipo–renal axis — are important for normal kidney function as well as the response of the kidney to injury.

Normal adipose tissue function is disrupted, and it starts to release lipids and inflammatory cytokines. In other words, adipose tissue is not passive, but it actively communicates with other ...

In a recent study of Life Metabolism, the Li Qiang group at Columbia University revealed a novel role of PPARγ acetylation in macrophages in impairing adipose tissue function. PPARγ synthesis ...

Dr. Kim states, "Under standard culture conditions, preadipocytes tend to proliferate and migrate, preventing the formation of lipid droplets that are essential for adipose tissue functions.

Image credit: Lilith Matevosyan/Stocksy. Women show differences in the distribution and function of adipose tissue than men and are at a lower risk of obesity-related disorders. A recent study ...

Brown-adipose-tissue activity was studied in relation ... a multinodular goiter in a 46-year-old woman with normal thyroid function (body mass, 72 kg; height, 1.72 m; thyroid-stimulating hormone ...

Back to Healio AUSTIN, Texas — In adults with type 2 diabetes, the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin improved adipose tissue function, independent of weight loss, when compared with glimepiride ...

Normal adipose tissue function is disrupted, and it starts to release lipids and inflammatory cytokines. In other words, adipose tissue is not passive, but it actively communicates with other ...