New research uncovers that aging activates a new type of stem cell that rapidly produces fat cells, explaining why belly fat often expands in middle age.

It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates ...

After her cosmetic procedure, she was diagnosed with Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, a side effect where fat cells targeted ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria allows us ...

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"Our technology represents a paradigm shift in obesity treatment," said Dr. Hassani Najafabadi. "By reprogramming fat cells to burn more calories and simultaneously addressing the chronic inflammation ...

Since then, researchers have observed mitochondria zipping between several types of cell — lung, heart, brain, fat, bone and more. Sometimes the mitochondria are travelling down ephemeral ...

However, it is not possible to lose fat specifically from a targeted area. In fact, fat cells stored throughout the body can be broken down and used as energy while working out, regardless of the ...

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