Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat—an energy-burning form of fat—can rev the body's metabolic engine, consuming cellular fuel ...

When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to maintain its normal temperature. The heat is produced by brown adipose tissue, or brown fat, which also plays a role in how the body uses ...

A fat yet muscular mouse is helping researchers learn whether more muscle improves the cardiovascular health of obese individuals. "We are looking for ways to counteract the unhealthy effects of fat," ...

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