MeSH tree: C18.452.584.625
Many people may have a dim view of their fat tissue, yet scientists have come to recognize adipose as a necessary and metabolically active organ, carrying out many vital functions within the body. In the case of obesity, ...
Feb 9, 2026
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A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage from dangerously low blood sugar levels and liver damage in infants, along with variable body fat ...
Dec 9, 2025
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A microprotein called adipogenin appears to play a key role in helping fat cells store lipid droplets—a phenomenon that's pivotal for metabolic health, a study co-led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Scientists have known hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as the enzyme that releases energy stored in our fat. Yet patients born without this protein do not become obese: on the contrary, they lose their adipose tissue, developing ...
Oct 23, 2025
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A research team has identified an essential mechanism in fat cells (adipocytes) that enables them to enlarge safely to store energy. This process avoids tissue damage and protects the body from the toxic effects of accumulating ...
Nov 28, 2024
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In a recent study published in Leukemia, Finnish researchers investigated why some patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can discontinue their daily medication safely.
Nov 6, 2023
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Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School, A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and their colleagues in Singapore have used artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the discovery of ...
Jun 1, 2023
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