In a breakthrough for incretin medicines, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved Innovent’s ...

Published: November 1999 Gene expression profile induced by leptin in white adipose tissue and liver Alexander Soukas, Paul Cohen & Jeffrey M. Friedman Nature Genetics 23, 75 (1999) Cite this article ...

White adipose tissue (WAT) is the major energy store; the largest depots of WAT are found in subcutaneous or intravisceral sites. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is responsible for energy dissipation ...

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center scientists found that activating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) ...

Inhibition of haem synthesis is shown to lead to the accumulation of branched-chain amino acids in the brown adipose tissue of mice, which reduces UCP1 levels and impairs thermogenesis.

White rice and brown rice may look similar, but they are quite different in nutrition and how your body uses them. Here's a ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

Cold weather triggers brown fat to burn energy, thanks to a newly discovered protein switch. This natural calorie-burning ...