Diabetes
Cold exposure, capsinoids further beige adipocyte biogenesis
(HealthDay)—A molecular circuit has been identified that controls beige adipocyte biogenesis, according to research published online March 2 in Diabetes.
Mar 8, 2016
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News tagged with adipocytes
Overweight & Obesity
A metabolic master switch underlying human obesity
Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges of the 21st century. Affecting more than 500 million people worldwide, obesity costs at least $200 billion each year in the United States alone, and contributes to potentially ...
Aug 19, 2015
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Medical research
Some people store fat and still avoid the harmful complications of obesity
What if you could gain as much weight as you wanted and remain relatively healthy? For a small percentage of people, that scenario isn't far-fetched.
Oct 7, 2014
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Fat cells prolong survival of human stem cells grown in vitro
One of the main obstacles that stands in the way of using human hematopoietic stem cells (hHSCs) to treat a variety of diseases is the difficulty growing them in culture—they quickly die or differentiate into other cell ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Obesity makes fat cells act like they're infected
(Medical Xpress)—The inflammation of fat tissue is part of a spiraling series of events that leads to the development of type 2 diabetes in some obese people. But researchers have not understood what triggers the inflammation, ...
Mar 5, 2013
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Medical research
Direct link ID'd for sleep deprivation, insulin sensitivity
(HealthDay)—Even short-term sleep restriction results in an insulin-resistant state in adipocytes, according to research published in the Oct. 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Oct 16, 2012
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Diabetes drug side effects traced to fat action
For better or worse, a popular class of anti-diabetic drugs does more than lower blood sugar. One known as rosiglitazone (trade name Avandia) has been in the spotlight for its possible link to increased cardiovascular events, ...
Jul 5, 2011
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