Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research finds that obesity can trigger genetic modifications within fat cells that allow the cells to store "memories" of ...

Despite decades of research focusing on obesity, what happens in the body when we lose weight, and why losing weight can improve health, is still poorly understood. Now a new study, published in ...

In a new study, Japanese researchers found that acoustic sound waves can influence how our cells behave -- including halting fat development. Forget fad diets and sketchy supplements, your favorite ...

Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a ...

Weight loss is often described as a reset. Your blood sugar can improve. Your risk of diabetes and heart disease can fall. Yet a stubborn question has lingered for years: does your fat tissue truly ...

The result is adipocytes accommodating larger lipid droplets – and increasing the size of these fat cells. “This study nudges us a little closer to the clinic by revealing a brand-new handle on how ...

(from left) Katharina Sieckmann, Nora Winnerling, and Prof. Dagmar Wachten are investigating how cellular antennas regulate the development of precursor cells in fat tissue. Too much fat can be ...

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 ...