Over 80% of fat cells in the belly region of 12-month-old mice (roughly equivalent to a 40-something human) were newly formed, compared to almost none in younger mice.

Scientists find that fat inside muscles blocks healing - but reducing it could restore strength after injury or disease.

Aging appears to unlock adult stem cells programmed to create more problematic belly fat cells, new research in mice and human tissues reveals. "This is the first evidence that our bellies expand ...

These soldiers of the immune system play a dynamic role in the form of white fat known interchangeably as visceral fat—visceral adipose tissue, or just plain old VAT.

When brown fat — calorie-burning adipose tissue once thought to exist only in infants — was discovered in adults 15 years ago, obesity medicine researchers started searching for ways to help ...

‘Hidden fat’ research shows health is not just about ‘maximum weight loss’ June 13, 2025 Rachell Sanchez-Smith ...

Two Metabolic Types An average person has about 100-300 g of brown fat tissue, mainly around the neck and collarbone and along the spine. Interestingly, just 50 g of active BAT can burn up to 300 ...