Adipose tissue is an underappreciated and misunderstood organ. Capable of more than doubling in mass and then returning to baseline, 1 white adipose tissue (WAT) continues to play an essential role in ...

CIDEC/FSP27 promotes obesity-related AAA by modulating adipocyte-derived CCL2 secretion and macrophage infiltration through JNK signaling. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative lesion ...

How does brown fat burn calories? A new study identifies the SLIT3 protein as the key to growing the nerve and blood vessel networks required for thermogenesis.

Let us leave aside our obsession with COVID and consider two more significant health problems that have long plagued us, obesity and cardiometabolic disease resulting in hypertension, diabetes, and ...

An Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai study sheds light on the intricate interplay between mammary adipose (fat) tissue and breast health, and offers exciting possibilities for understanding ...

Uncovering the mystery of why individuals born with mutations in the gene that encodes HSL—the cytosolic enzyme that releases energy from fat—lose fat instead of gaining it, Dominique Langin, PhD, ...

New research reveals that microplastics infiltrate fat tissue, driving premature aging and inflammation, heightening the risk of chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Study: ...