Diets and weight-loss drugs are marketed with health halos. But the real drive to lose weight is the societal stigma around ...

The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can ...

By investigating how lipid-soluble Cer is transported between cells, the researchers demonstrated that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) serves as the primary carrier for Cer transport. Upon reaching ...

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and a greater probability for the cancer to spread ...

Now, a new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba has characterized the populations of fat cells in various tissues in the human body.

Scientists are looking for answers about how these confounding trips, known as metastases, occur throughout the human body ...

The challenge of keeping weight off after losing it has puzzled many people working to improve their health. While shedding ...

It’s actually a complex tissue with important functions. Your fat cells—technically called adipocytes—are like tiny storage units distributed throughout your body. When you consume more ...

Losing weight is a challenging journey for many, often marked by a cycle of weight loss and weight regain known as the "yo-yo effect". This phenomenon is not only frustrating but also poses ...

But adaptation to other novel environments is possible, as Vander Heiden discovered when his group implanted human breast cancer cells into either mammary fat or the brains of mice. Though the ...

Their published research shows that excess fat increases oxidative stress, damages cells, and prematurely ages them. "This is critical for all types of cells," Sell explains, "including ...