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

Research has uncovered key differences in gene expression linked to inflammation, metabolism and cardioprotection. These findings could help inform the development of targeted therapies for ...

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.

Our study suggests that activation of VEGF-B signaling in white adipose tissue and the kidney together contributes to higher release of fatty acids into the blood, leading to increased lipid ...

Macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue is a key pathological factor inducing adipose tissue dysfunction and contributing to obesity-induced inflammation and metabolic disorders. In this review, ...

The visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a site that becomes dysfunctional during ... Depletion of β-catenin and PPARγ in VAT cDCs stimulates a pro-inflammatory response in a mouse model of obesity, ...

This important study focused on characterizing clonally derived MSC populations from the synovium of normal and osteoarthritis (OA) patients, demonstrating their potential to regenerate cartilage in ...

Mr. Marx and colleagues analyzed three soft-tissue skin samples, each about the size of a fingernail, from a flipper and the tail of a 183 million-year-old long-necked plesiosaur specimen.

This isn't the usual fat that is just under the skin, this hidden layer can wreak ... due to a higher concentration of subcutaneous adipose tissue. A study found that people with an apple shape ...

Noticing any new changes to your skin, especially if a new growth pops up, only naturally sets off a series of internal alarm bells: Is that a mole, a wart, a melanoma? If that little bump on your ...