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Adipose Tissue
Adipose tissue has a role of storing energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Adipose tissue is primarily located beneath the skin, but is also found around internal organs.
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APR 29, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
As people reach middle age and beyond, their waistlines tend to expand. Additional abdominal fat is known to cause a var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Health & Medicine
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Mammals, including humans, have at least two different types of fat tissue. White fat is the tissue where energy is prim ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAPR 25, 2022Health & Medicine
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Neurons in the human brain play a crucial role in appetite, satiety, and metabolism. Research has revealed more about th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
Among healthcare professionals, it is common knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 13, 2021Cancer
Cancer cachexia is a metabolic disorder in cancer patients experiencing uncontrolled weight loss. While cancer cac ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 08, 2021Plants & Animals
Though humans have eaten them for thousands of years, avocados have recently been hailed as a “superfood,” a ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 10, 2021Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 27, 2021Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Technology
Scientists who study adipose tissues, best known as fat, are often difficult to examine. Now, a new 3D analytical techni ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 12, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a $1.7 trillion problem in the United States — a value almost 10% of the nation’s gross domestic ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 12, 2020Cancer
A researcher from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville claims to have figured out the mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has added to the evidence that suggests that dietary restriction has health benefits.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people reach middle age and beyond, their waistlines tend to expand. Additional abdominal fat is known to cause a var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
NOV 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
This work can explain why many people who lose weight may fail to maintain that loss over long periods of time...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) investigated
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 20, 2023
Microbiology
New research has shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect liver cells, which are also known as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
An ongoing metabolic mystery is how people who use cannabis and get the ‘munchies’ are leaner and less incli
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
FEB 05, 2023
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that works on the front lines; they can identify pathogens and threats, engulf tho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Neuroscience
A Nagoya University research team found that a group of EP3 neurons play a crucial role in regulating mammalian body tem
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 13, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammals, including humans, have at least two different types of fat tissue. White fat is the tissue where energy is prim
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
APR 25, 2022
Health & Medicine
A preprint published in Cannabis Cannabinoid Research examined the association between cannabis use and diabetes to dete
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons in the human brain play a crucial role in appetite, satiety, and metabolism. Research has revealed more about th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
Among healthcare professionals, it is common knowledge that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 13, 2021
Cancer
Cancer cachexia is a metabolic disorder in cancer patients experiencing uncontrolled weight loss. While cancer cac
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
Though humans have eaten them for thousands of years, avocados have recently been hailed as a “superfood,” a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 10, 2021
Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 27, 2021
Cardiology
Research has suggested that excess weight around the midsection of a person's body is a much better predictor of poor he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Technology
Scientists who study adipose tissues, best known as fat, are often difficult to examine. Now, a new 3D analytical techni
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 12, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a $1.7 trillion problem in the United States — a value almost 10% of the nation’s gross domestic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 12, 2020
Cancer
A researcher from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville claims to have figured out the mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has added to the evidence that suggests that dietary restriction has health benefits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch