News articles tagged with 'adipose'
Aberrations in adipose tissue could increase risk of diabetes in PCOS
— 19 Jan 2011 17:32 | HealthA study from the University of Gothenburg, shows that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have aberrations in their adipose (fat) tissue. This discovery could provide answers…
Macrophages: The 'defence' cells that help throughout the body
— 26 Aug 2010 19:10 | HealthThe term 'macrophage' conjures images of a hungry white blood cell gobbling invading bacteria. However, macrophages do much more than that: Not only do they act as antimicrobial warriors,…
Researchers identify protein that modulates metabolic dysfunction in obesity
— 18 Jun 2010 12:11 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that Sfrp5, which refers to secreted frizzled-related protein 5, is an anti-inflammatory adipokine whose…
Inflammation in body fat is not only pernicious
— 26 Mar 2010 13:27 | HealthIt has been a common opinion that inflammation in adipose tissue may cause insulin resistance, and thereby type 2 diabetes. However, recent research from the Swedish medical university…
Imaging fat layer around heart can help predict disease
— 16 Mar 2010 08:55 | HealthImaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring,…
Fat tissue may be a source of valuable blood stem cells, study says
— 28 Jan 2010 08:12 | HealthBone marrow is a leading source of adult stem cells, which are increasingly used for research and therapeutic interventions, but extracting the cells is an arduous and often painful…
Love handles put the squeeze on lungs
— 6 Mar 2009 15:44 | HealthThere's more bad news for people who carry excess weight around their waists: Not only is abdominal obesity associated with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and a host…
Fat-free diet reduces liver fat in fat-free mice
— 5 Feb 2009 10:52 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually…
Control of blood vessels a possible weapon against obesity
— 7 Jan 2009 15:08 | HealthMice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Scientists…
Healthy blood vessels may prevent fat growth
— 23 Sep 2008 11:38 | HealthThe cells lining blood vessels are known to be important for maintaining health, but researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine believe these cells may perform an unsuspected…