For one, white fat is a powerful endocrine organ, releasing hormones like leptin that reduce appetite, as well as adiponectin, which regulates insulin and blood sugar levels. It also cushions organs, ...

A team of scientists has identified an unexpected embryonic "starting point" for several brown-fat depots: a small cell niche around the dorsal aorta. Using a combination of time-controlled genetic ...

Doctoral Researcher Amna Adnan investigated the impact of obesity on the immunomodulatory and angiogenic potential of adipose-derived stem cells. Where previous studies have relied on animal models ...

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments for life-threatening immune and thrombotic conditions, today highlighted recent scientific ...

Scientists have identified a gene that may play a key role in how the body distributes fat during obesity. We are talking about the Gpc3 gene, which regulates the formation of fat cells in different ...

In a recent preclinical study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers in the United States of America investigated the role of the transcription factor KLF15 (short for Kruppel ...

Adipose tissue is a cellular mosaic. To make sense of it—and gain a better understanding of metabolic conditions such as obesity—the different tiles need to be distinguished, no matter how alike they ...

Compared with an injection of saline placebo, a single intra-articular injection of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells showed no significant improvement in pain or function scores in ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and ...

Share on Pinterest Regular endurance exercise can help the body store healthier belly fat. Image credit: Ivo de Bruijn/Stocksy. Regular endurance exercise can improve the health of the fat-storing ...