Blood pressure drug losartan boosts metabolism by stimulating brown fat
Losartan, a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure, boosts brown adipose tissue or “brown fat” activity and…
Split Protein Builds the Infrastructure for Weight Loss
Summary: While current weight-loss blockbusters like GLP-1s focus on suppressing appetite, researchers have uncovered a completely different strategy:…
Thermogenic beige fat protects blood vessels from hypertension
Obesity causes hypertension. Hypertension causes cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. While…
Researchers uncover molecular key to prevent brown fat decline with age
As the body ages, brown adipose tissue activity decreases, fewer calories are burned, and this can contribute to…
New Brown Fat Pathway Could Make Weight Loss Easier To Maintain
Researchers have identified a new “backup heater” in brown fat that burns energy in unexpected ways, pointing toward…
Female-specific mechanism enhances heat production in brown fat
Higher activity of PGC-1α enables brown fat cells in females to thermogenic activity and energy expenditure compared to…