12-07-10

Adipose tissue is more then a place for storing useless fat!

… or a more closer look on the other side of  the coin

Isn’t it amazing how science and its view on the body changes over the years, decades and centuries. Just to give you some examples: Neurones and nerve tissue were considered to be without any potential for regeneration, the muscle cell was coined as a cell without abilities to multiply and adapt, and adipose tissue still has got this negative flavor of being a burden (aesthetic view) and health hazard (medicinal view) only. Fashion on the one hand and medicine on the other hand stand for these extreme positions. Continue Reading →