Scientists have spotted unique subtypes of fat cells in the human body, and by unraveling their functions, they found that ...

BEER-SHEVA, Israel, February 18, 2025 – A new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has characterized the populations of fat cells in various fat tissues in the ...

A patient receives injections from advanced registered nurse practitioner Kimberly Evans at the Advanced Lipo Dissolve Center in Overland Park, Kansas. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — If a few injections ...

When brown fat — calorie-burning adipose tissue once thought to exist only in infants — was discovered in adults 15 years ago, obesity medicine researchers started searching for ways to help people ...

Liposuction and plastic surgery aren’t often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive tumors ...

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A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty ...

Being overweight or obese has long been linked to a greater risk of developing or dying from breast cancer. New research suggests a reason: Certain breast cancer tumors may feed on neighboring fat ...

Scientists have pinpointed and described unusual subtypes of fat cells that may help scientists explain why gut fat is linked to poor health. The research could open up new avenues for medical ...

Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat. Once implanted, they outcompeted tumors for resources, beating back five different types of cancer in lab ...

A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty ...