Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Health

In this review, we provide a brief synopsis of the here connections between adipose tissue and metabolic health and highlight some recent developments in understanding and exploiting adipocyte biology.Adipose tissue plays critical roles in the regulation of systemic glucose and lipid metabolism and secretes bioactive molecules possessing endocrine,

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Laser additive manufacturing of hierarchical multifunctional chiral metamaterial with distinguished damage-resistance and low-frequency broadband sound-absorption capabilities

Traditional materials or advanced artificially engineered metamaterials are incapable of effectively addressing the simultaneous challenges of impact energy hazards and low-frequency noise.There is an urgent need for multifunctional materials that can address this multi-physics field coupling problem.Herein, a hierarchical multifunctional chiral me

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Screening of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in the free-ranging snake community annually harvested for the popular ritual of San Domenico e dei Serpari (Cocullo, AQ, Italy)

In the Abruzzi village of Cocullo (Italy), each year, on May 1st, local snake hunters (known as Serpari) display colubrids, captured in the wild, to commemorate the ancient ritual of San Domenico.The ascomycete Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is the causative agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease with sublethal effects.Skin lesions, such as dy

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