A new study shows that combining PSA levels with MRI-derived periprostatic fat measurements improves high-grade prostate ...

A higher volume of epicardial adipose tissue — visceral fat surrounding the myocardium — is associated with an elevated risk ...

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.

Scientists map how the brain integrates hormonal and neural signals from the body to control appetite, energy use, and reward ...

Scientists have found that cutting cysteine triggers fat to burn energy instead of storing it. This shift from white to brown ...

The field of metabolic health and diseases is a rapidly evolving area of research, with a focus on understanding the complex ...

Cutting calories doesn’t just slim you down—it also reduces cysteine, an amino acid that flips fat cells from storage mode to ...

Support for an integral role of miRNA in adipose tissue formation and function has come from the studies demonstrating that inhibition of Drosha and Dicer in human mesenchymal stem cells inhibited ...