Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.

For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The ...

Not All Fat Is Created Equal. Most people think of fat as something to lose, but brown fat, (also known as brown adipose tissue) works differently from the white fat we typically try to shed. This ...

First, they used an imaging approach called HYBRiD that turned mouse tissues transparent and allowed them to track the paths of neurons through fat, or adipose tissue. To see how neurons in ...

Formerly considered fat storage, adipose tissue is now recognized as a vital endocrine organ. Dysfunction in the tissue is linked to significant cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. In the study ...

Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are increasingly present in the population. Brown adipose tissue has a ...

However, the 3D bioprinting conditions have not been optimized for adipose tissues. Now, researchers from Korea have developed a novel method for 3D adipose tissue bioprinting using a hybrid bioink.

Fat in the human body is, broadly speaking, stored in three places: Just under the skin in subcutaneous adipose tissue, in visceral or abdominal fat cells deep inside the body that may surround ...

Applying the technology to samples of adipose tissue obtained from donors made it possible to identify known types of cells comprising the tissue, such as fat cells, blood vessel cells, immune ...