A team of scientists has identified an unexpected embryonic "starting point" for several brown-fat depots: a small cell niche around the dorsal aorta. Using a combination of time-controlled genetic ...

Obesity is prevalent in modern society and can pose a serious risk to a person’s health. Not long ago, an effective and safe resolution to obesity was extremely difficult to achieve, but developments ...

BACKGROUND: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its severe form, chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), significantly impair blood flow to the lower extremities, affecting millions of adults ...

MRI-derived abdominal adipose tissue is linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in multiple sites. The association is stronger in women, suggesting sex differences in fat distribution and hormones.

Over the past few years, a new class of medications has transformed the treatment of obesity. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing appetite, helping people eat less and ...

New research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the mechanisms associating obesity with inflammation by exploring tiny membrane particles, known as extracellular vesicles, secreted ...

The adipose tissue, which serves as an endocrine organ, releases various molecules that regulate the repair of other damaged tissues, including the skin. Hence, adipose tissues can potentially be ...

A team of researchers from the IGTP and the IISPV has published a study in the scientific journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases describing an experimental rat model that reproduces key features of ...

The volume of epicardial adipose tissue was independently associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals without a history of the condition. Patients with the highest volumes of ...