Active brown fat may protect heart health in obese individuals
People with obesity face a significantly increased risk of atherosclerosis, and consequently heart attack and stroke. This elevated…
Prenatal stress may blunt metabolic benefits of exercise for offspring
Physical activity during pregnancy enhances the metabolic health of offspring, but new research in mice indicates that prenatal…
New pathway enhances brown fat thermogenesis and metabolic health
Researchers have determined how a key protein activates brown fat by expanding blood vessels and nerves in the…
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…
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…
Peroxisomes identified as alternative heat producers in brown fat
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat –…
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…