The new atlas shows the types of cells in fat tissue and their functions but doesn’t clarify if the differences cause ...

The study was published Jan. 28 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Previous research has shown that during fibrosis, fat cells in the skin called adipocytes are depleted. Why that happens ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco have pioneered a groundbreaking approach to fighting cancer using engineered fat cells. By ...

They found that two subsets of fibroblasts had gene expression signatures indicating they were primed for fat cell differentiation—as Gallo tells The Scientist, they had become “preadipocytes.” The ...

Find out why men get potbellies including the role of fat cells and unhealthy eating habits Learn from experts about the causes and how to tackle this common problem for better health ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. More than a decade ago, while studying fat cells in the mouse ear skin, Maksim Plikus and his colleagues observed a puzzling pattern in dye ...

Liposuction and plastic surgery aren't often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new ...