Latest Adipose tissue Stories

Neutrophils' role is a surprise -- and a potential new target for treating diabetes Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say neutrophils, an abundant type of white blood cell typically tasked with attacking bacteria and other foreign invaders, also plays an unexpected role in mediating insulin resistance – the central characteristic of type 2 diabetes, which afflicts an estimated 26 million Americans. The findings are published in the August 5,...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential target for treating diabetes and obesity. Studying mice, they found that when the target protein was disabled, the animals became more sensitive to insulin and were less likely to get fat even when they ate a high-fat diet that caused their littermates to become obese. The findings are published online in the journal Cell Metabolism. The researchers studied how the body manufactures fat...

New research in the FASEB Journals demonstrates that blocking the delta opioid receptor in mice created resistance to weight gain and stimulated gene expression promoting non-shivering thermogenesis Imagine eating all of the sugar and fat that you want without gaining a pound. Thanks to new research published in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), the day may come when this is not too far from reality. That's because researchers from the United States and Europe have found that...

Childhood obesity has nearly tripled in the past three decades, and by 2009, 17 percent of those 2-19 years of age were classified as obese. If actions against childhood obesity do not take place it is likely that today’s children could be the first generation in over a century to experience a decline in life expectancy due to the epidemic of childhood obesity which leads to complications in later life. While little is known about how inactivity and obesity lead to undesirable side effects...

How to burn fat, abdominal workout program for women, now helps women get into skinny jeans fast. The free video program teaches simple abdominal exercises that any women can do either sitting and standing. This new video series is offered as an alternative to diets that do not get results. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) July 24, 2012 How to burn fat is something that most women search for daily online. The urge to take off extra pounds that are gained through routine eating habits is...

NEW YORK, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliCell BioSciences, Inc. ("Company") (OTCQB: SVFC) announced today that it has filed a patent application for a new research technique the Company has developed for regenerative medicine. The provisional patent, titled "ISOLATION OF STROMAL VASCULAR FRACTION FROM NON-LIVING ADIPOSE TISSUE USING ULTRASONIC CAVITATION" expands the field of cellular therapy, and specifically, research in adipose stromal vascular fraction (SVF). For the...

Pure Med Spa, a med spa company based in Toronto, announces the innovative service LipoEase, an effective treatment to solve cellulite and fat problems. Toronto, Mississauga, Woodbridge, Burlington (PRWEB) July 20, 2012 “LIPOEASE is a really effective system to solve fat and cellulite problems, vascularising the tissues,” says Jeff Nourse. This equipment uses the most recent expertise in the field of Ultra Sound with acavitation effect. “Ultrasonic cavitation is a non-surgical,...

Scientists at The University of Nottingham believe they’ve found a way of fighting obesity — with a pioneering technique which uses thermal imaging. This heat-seeking technology is being used to trace our reserves of brown fat — the body’s ‘good fat’ — which plays a key role in how quickly our body can burn calories as energy. This special tissue known as Brown Adipose Tissue, or brown fat, produces 300 times more heat than any other tissue in the body. Potentially the more...

In order to educate consumers of the truth about getting rid of cellulite, CelluMelt™ reveals its list of the top 7 most common cellulite myths currently misconstrued as facts. (PRWEB) July 16, 2012 As a cellulite treatment expert, http://www.cellumelt-anti-cellulite.com is constantly evaluating the top ways to get rid of cellulite. In order to educate consumers about anti-cellulite fact versus fiction, it is debunking the top 7 cellulite myths that are often misconstrued online. Top 7...

A pre-diet measurement of two hormones related to weight regulation can help predict which dieters will be more likely to maintain their weight loss and who will not, according to a new study. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. With obesity rates in many countries steadily climbing, more people are turning to diets to lose weight. But, for many people, maintaining the weight loss can be extremely difficult, leading to a...