By Kang Lai, Class of 2026 Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, a condition in which arterial blood pressure remains constantly elevated above normal levels. While white adipose tissue has long been associated with increased blood pressure and cardiometabolic disease, brown or beige fat has been linked with cardiometabolic protection and reduced odds of hypertension. What remains unknown, however, is the crosstalk between … Continue reading The Color of Fat Shapes Vascular Health and Control of Blood Pressure