Washington, May 9 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that fat cells in the knee secrete a protein linked to arthritis.

Washington, May 3 (ANI): Humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and not one kind as previously thought, according to researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Washington, April 29 (ANI): Using mice as a model organism, scientists from ETH Zurich have shown for the first time that brown and white fat cells in a living organism can be converted from one cell type to the other.

Washington, January 18 (ANI): The Potency converts unwanted white fat cells and could thus possibly be the annoying "love handles" just melt away, researchers say.

Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Researchers in the US have found a potential to lead to new treatments for obesity.

London, November 12 (ANI): A mice study has shed light on why night shift workers and patients with sleep disorders have a higher risk for developing obesity.

Melbourne, Oct 26 (ANI): Surgeons in Australia have partially succeeded in regrowing breast tissue using a patient's own fat cells in one of the five women involved in a pilot trial after cancer surgery.

Washington, October 16 (ANI): The function of sleep is not just to give rest to the brain, say researchers suggesting that even our fat cells need sleep to function properly.

Washington, October 14 (ANI): With a little exercise and dieting, overweight people with type 2 diabetes can still train their fat cells to produce a hormone believed to spur HDL cholesterol production, according to medical researchers from The Methodist Hospital and eight other institutions.

Washington, June 26 (ANI): Scientists have thrown light on the mechanism that makes some people obese and also identified a potential therapeutic target to counteract the condition.

London, June 17 (ANI): A ground-breaking stem cell treatment in which lost tissues can be created from fat cells has been hailed by scientists as "a new dawn" in regenerative medicine.

Melbourne, June 1 (ANI): Researchers have come up with some good news for mango lovers, as they insist that eating them with the skin on could aid the battle of the bulge.

Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits is able to block cellular processes that facilitate fat cells to develop, thus opening the door to a potential method for controlling obesity, a new study has revealed.

London, April 2 (ANI): Researchers have shed light on how fat cells protect the body against diabetes - the finding that may lead to a new therapeutic strategy for preventing and treating type 2 diabetes and obesity-related metabolic diseases.

Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have suggested that ordinary fat cells can be reengineered to burn calories.

Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Hormones produced by heart may trigger normal energy-storing white fat cells to turn into calorie-burning brown fat, researchers say.

Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Losing extra pounds may help our body fights off gum disease, according to Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers.

Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): A research team based at the University of Chicago has found that large pad of fat cells that extends from the stomach and covers the intestines provides nutrients that promote the spread and growth of ovarian cancer.

Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): A new research conducted by researchers at the Yale University claims to have discovered a mechanism that causes fat cells to lose their ability to efficiently store and use energy.