News tagged with fat storage


Just 'weight' until menopause: How estrogen deficiency affects women's fat absorption

Women tend to carry excess fat in their hips and thighs, while men tend to carry it on their stomachs. But after menopause, things start to change: many women's fat storage patterns start to resemble those of men. This indicates ...

Diabetes created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds important factor in fat storage and energy metabolism

As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator – ...

Medical research created Jan 06, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experiments suggest research avenues for treating excess fat storage and obesity

A team of scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and Yale University have begun to unravel the complex process by which cells take in and store microscopic fat molecules, suggesting new directions for further research into ...

Medical research created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers reveal one reason why fat cells fail

Yale University researchers have found one of the mechanisms that cause fat cells to lose their ability to efficiently store and use energy -- a scientific mystery and a phenomenon that contributes to a major public health ...

Medical research created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast