Share on Pinterest Scientists have found an interesting link between beige fat and high blood pressure. Michela Ravasio/Stocksy There are several causes for high blood pressure, including obesity.

Obese mice whose fat cells were genetically altered to produce an increased amount of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) lost more than a third of their body weight ...

The MTCH2 protein is closely linked to fat cell production. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) While GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic have been dramatically effective at helping people ...

A study of identical twins uncovered an immune receptor that may influence how the body stores fat and responds to obesity.

Scientists continue to uncover how the body changes over time and what those shifts may mean for long-term health. New ...

Open lines of communication between the body's organs are important to health and often falter with age. A new study in mice ...

BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1) was found to inhibit the browning of white adipose tissue in response to cold exposure in mice, offering a potential new drug target for a therapeutic strategy to ...

The pleasure we get from eating junk food—the dopamine rush—is often blamed as the cause of overeating and rising obesity rates in our society. But paradoxically, anecdotal evidence suggests that ...

"We were able to see specific regions where microplastic exposure triggered inflammation and altered important biological pathways." ...