Brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue (BAT), is a type of fat in ... has found that brown fat has a previously unknown built-in mechanism that switches it off shortly after being activated.

Scientists are tackling society's growing obesity problem from all kinds of angles – and new research picks out a particular ...

A new study uncovers a novel mechanism through which brown fat is transformed into heat, offering protection against ...

Vatner, Jie Zhang, and Stephen F. Vatner, evaluated the role of brown adipose tissue (BAT), a special type of fat that burns calories to generate heat, in improving exercise endurance and ...

This mechanism protects against obesity and ... More information: Beatriz Cicuéndez et al, Modulation of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis by MCJ/DnaJC15, Nature Communications (2025).

Newly reported research in human tissue and in mice has uncovered a mechanism by which brown fat (brown adipose tissue; BAT) is converted into heat, and identified a control protein that may ...

While white adipose tissue (WAT) stores excess energy, brown adipose tissue (BAT ... This finding reveals a novel signaling mechanism that operates independently of traditional β-adrenergic ...

Recruitment of brown adipose tissue (BAT) has emerged as a potential tool to combat obesity and associated metabolic complications. Short-term cold acclimation has been shown not only to enhance ...

The mechanism now identified is controlled ... There are two types of fatty or adipose tissue: white and brown. White adipose tissue mostly stores energy, while brown fat (its cells have more ...

This mechanism protects against obesity and ... There are two types of fatty or adipose tissue: white and brown. White adipose tissue mostly stores energy, while brown fat (its cells have more ...