Q I was very interested to read your column that talked about the fat around your organs, and how when you have too much, it ...

UVA researchers are using a new MRI technique to analyze fat around the heart, helping identify at-risk patients and improve ...

Everyone knows the health risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but UVA Health scientists are developing a noninvasive way to assess the health risks of unseen fat around the heart ...

Everyone knows the health risks of carrying too much fat around the waist and hips, but UVA Health scientists are developing a noninvasive way to assess the health risks of unseen fat around the heart ...

Seven in vitro studies evaluate the “effects of pesticides on the anatomy and physiology of hepatocytes and adipocytes” and ...

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Another important kind of fat produced by the body is brown fat. Also known as brown adipose tissue, it plays an important role in regulating body temperature. As the name suggests, brown fat is ...

Lagos State Government has signed the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill into law to prohibit illegal organ harvesting. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN ...

Department of Physiological Obstetrics, Women and Children’s Hospital, Zhumadian Central Hospital, Zhumadian, Henan, China Background: Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) exerts a substantial influence on ...

Leptin, a hormone derived from adipose tissue, plays a central role in maintaining energy balance and controlling hunger. It sends signals to the brain to suppress food intake and regulate body weight ...

Individual cells in your body ... live human cells which could be inoculated with bacteria that normally reside in the human vagina. Scientists have also grown penile erectile tissue in the ...