The new treatment kills off a sub-group of fat cells. (Jian Fan/iStockphoto/Getty Images) Early clinical trials into a new ...

Researchers say the CBL-514 drug targets two types of fat in a way that hasn't been done yet ...

When we're thinking of slimming down, we're usually referring to losing subcutaneous fat. This is the fat that lies right beneath the skin and creates that jiggly sensation. Excess subcutaneous fat ...

When people lose weight, their fat cells don’t usually disappear. They shrink. Think of them as tiny balloons. As the body ...

Even the same type of body fat can affect health differently depending on where it is located. Subcutaneous fat found ...

No matter how fit you are, having some fat on your body is normal and healthy. Fat is stored all over the human body, but not all fat is created equal. Your health can be impacted in different ways ...

There's fat that you can pinch (though you should not make a habit of it) and there's fat that you can't see. That's just one of the distinctions between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat — because, ...

CBL-514 is an investigational injection for localized abdominal fat reduction. Here is what clinical trials show about how it ...

A detailed transcriptomic study of subcutaneous and visceral fat in women with severe obesity reveals that bariatric surgery ...

With New Year's resolutions in full swing, lots of Americans are committing to being more fit and losing weight. One stubborn area that many of us will be battling is that squishy part around our ...

Females' propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in ...

"I feel like only my midsection has started to bulge recently.""My weight hasn't changed much, but my pants feel tighter at ...