The impairment of adipogenesis, the process in which fat cells (also known as adipocytes) accumulate to become fat tissue, can lead to many diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and heart conditions.

This study is reported by Changtao Jiang’s group and Dongyu Zhao’s group from School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University. Adipogenesis is the healthy expansion of white adipose tissue (WAT), ...

A new study conducted by researchers in the department of dermatology at the University of California, San Diego has found previously unknown components in the pathogenesis of acne. The team ...

Obesity now affects nearly half of adults worldwide. Global estimates show about 43 percent of adults are overweight, and 16 percent live with obesity. These numbers matter because excess weight ...