The new atlas shows the types of cells in fat tissue and their functions but doesn’t clarify if the differences cause ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

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 ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

whole-tissue lipidomics performed on ear lipo-cartilage and groin adipose tissue revealed that the composition of the different fats varied between the two cell types. Adipocytes absorb and accumulate ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

However, little is known about this type of body fat in humans ... affect fat in the muscles relative to fat elsewhere in the body, lean tissue, and ultimately the heart.” ...

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 ...