http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. For a long time, scientists have dreamed of converting undesirable white fat cells into brown fat cells and thus simply have excess pounds melt away. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now gotten a step closer to this goal: They decoded a "toggle switch" in mice which can significantly stimulate fat burning. The results are now being presented in the scientific journal Nature Communications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-decode-kind-trigger-conversion-fat.html Medical research Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:47:54 EST news285936465 Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a previously unrecognized layer of genetic regulation that is necessary for the generation of undesirable white fat cells. When this regulation is disrupted, white fat cells are unable to accumulate lipid droplets or mature from their precursors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-noncoding-rnas-fat-cells.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:09:35 EST news279979761 As part of their ongoing research on the physiologic factors that contribute to the development of obesity, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists have identified a cell cycle transcriptional co-regulator – TRIP-Br2 – that plays a major role in energy metabolism and fat storage. This finding has the potential to lead to new treatments for obesity. The study is being published today ahead of print by Nature Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-important-factor-fat-storage-energy.html Medical research Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:00:01 EST news276684146 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have taken another step toward better understanding the metabolic functions of obesity and its connection to type 2 diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-role-protein-linked-obesity-diabetes.html Medical research Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:13:38 EST news274983211 Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have identified a mechanism that can give energy-storing white fat some of the beneficial characteristics of energy-burning brown fat. The findings, based on studies of mice and of human fat tissue, could lead to new strategies for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. The study was published today in the online edition of the journal Cell. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mechanism-white-fat-energy-burning-brown.html Medical research Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:00:27 EST news263126631 (Medical Xpress) -- Including enough protein in our diets, rather than simply cutting calories, is the key to curbing appetites and preventing excessive consumption of fats and carbohydrates, a new study from the University of Sydney has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-protein-key-curbing-overeating-obesity.html Health Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:20:06 EST news238145823 Proper protein intake crucial for moderating energy intake, keeping obesity at bay. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-protein-leverage-humans-randomised-experimental.html Health Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:26:15 EST news237659167