However, adipocytes also possess potent endocrine functions, secreting a myriad of cytokines and adipokines that contribute to insulin resistance and induce a chronic low-grade inflammatory state ...

A large-scale study analyzing over 16,000 nights of sleep data reveals surprising links between sleep traits, visceral fat, ...

As the global population ages and chronic diseases become more prevalent, accompanying conditions such as wasting disorders are also growing in commonality.

Applying the technology to samples of adipose tissue obtained from donors made it possible to identify known types of cells comprising the tissue, such as fat cells, blood vessel cells ...

Often the surgeon will simply remove the entire tumor and then have a sample of tissue examined. Once your doctor makes a diagnosis of kidney cancer, you may need other tests to tell if the cancer ...

Two recent documents—one from the FDA, the other from a commission organized by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology—indicate ...

A team of researchers has made a breakthrough in diabetes treatment, uncovering a way to regenerate human insulin-producing ...

and attenuation of lesion-specific pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) at baseline and follow-up. Data were included for 2,108 coronary artery lesions in 690 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and ...

Your kidney function test results are a measure of how well your kidneys are working to filter your blood and remove excess water and waste from the body. For example, the estimated glomerular ...

The five stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) indicate how well the kidneys are working, ranging from stage 1 (mild kidney damage) to stage 5 (kidney failure). The staging of CKD is based on a blood ...