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.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center scientists found that activating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) ...

A study by the University of Barcelona has identified, for the first time, a molecule that represses the activity of brown adipose tissue. The paper opens new paths to understand why and how 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 ...

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 remains one of the greatest health challenges worldwide, leading to diabetes, heart disease, and increased healthcare ...

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.

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 ...

White adipose tissue, responsible for our stored fat, retains energy as trigcerides, while its brown counterpart and its plentiful mitochondria get the help from the specialized UCP1 to turn ...

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 ...

That’s because if a person gains fat and the body can’t store it in subcutaneous fat cells, it gets stored as a more dangerous type of adipose tissue called visceral fat. Visceral fat is ...

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