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.

In medically indicated weight loss, attention is typically focused on the associated health benefits. However, recent ...

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

An article published in the journal Nature Metabolism presents an experimental drug that stimulates adipose tissue cells to ...

To examine the in vivo effects of bioprinted adipose tissues, the authors prepared a tissue assembly comprising adipose and dermis modules.This tissue assembly was implanted into mice with skin wounds ...

Researchers found that lower lean muscle mass and higher intermuscular adipose tissue acted as imaging-visible markers that ...

Dr. Imran Siddiqui from the Orthobiologics Research Initiative joined Good Morning Washington to spotlight a new clinical ...

Background Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs), a type of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), have great potential as therapeutic agents in regenerative medicine. Numerous animal studies have ...

Obesity, defined by a BMI over 30, significantly impacts dermatological health due to excess adipose tissue's endocrine activity, leading to chronic inflammation and impaired immunity. This increases ...

One study on seasonal changes in brown adipose tissue [was] conducted by my former graduate student, Alexandra Niclou. She looked at seasonal variation in a brown adipose tissue among folks in Albany.

Abdominal adipose tissue was harvested by liposuction in all patients. The active treatment group was treated with an intra-articular injection of autologous micro-fragmented adipose tissue, and the ...