A study by the University of Barcelona has identified, for the first time, a molecule that represses the activity of brown adipose tissue. The paper opens new paths to understand why and how the ...

Research carried out on mice has revealed how a hormone released by the intestine acts on the brain and helps regulate the ...

But as the body ages, the activity of brown adipose tissue decreases. This inactivation of brown adipose tissue—also typical of obese people—remains poorly studied in the scientific literature.

Brown adipose tissue has a protective function against these prevalent diseases, as it burns calories and can produce body heat from fat. But as the body ages, the activity of brown adipose tissue ...

Nitric oxide (NO) is a key messenger molecule in several cell types. NO formation is catalyzed by a family of NO synthases (NOS) that use L-arginine as a substrate. Rat adipose tissue expresses ...

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) ...

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