“People without uteruses have tummy pooches, too, and the back of my arm has fat, and there’s no uterus there,” Erlanger said ...

A new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has characterized the populations of fat cells in various fat tissues in the human body. Using innovative ...

Get ready to refresh your memory of human anatomy!There is much to learn about the marvels of the human body, but this trivia is a good first step to refresh your memory on what you already know and ...

Human Anatomy Dissection Team Each year, students with a passion to learn more about the human body can join the advanced human anatomy dissection team. The members of the dissection team meet each ...

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for ...

However, he did no human dissections – they were illegal during his time – and many of his extrapolations from animal to human anatomy were wrong.

It is well known that fat cells can influence our sensitivity to insulin. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that there are three different subtypes of mature fat ...

Human Adipose Tissues. On the basis of microscopic anatomy and cell physiology, it is more appropriate to refer to fat as adipose tissue because it is composed of multiple distinct cell types.

Events A new exhibit featuring preserved human bodies is making its North American debut in Boston "Body Worlds: Anatomy of Happiness" is the latest traveling exhibit from Gunther von Hagens.

MSU launches cutting-edge ‘Anatomage Tables’ for 3D human anatomy exploration MSU launches cutting-edge ‘Anatomage Tables’ for 3D human anatomy exploration Mississippi State University President Mark ...

Washington University in St. Louis will remove the name of a former anatomy department leader from all university honors and features following an ethics review that cited his promotion of eugenics… ...

Brown fat cells burn energy instead of storing energy as white fat cells do, noted Tseng, senior author on the paper, “ CRISPR-engineered human brown-like adipocytes prevent diet-induced obesity ...