Dutch adventurer Wim Hof is known as "The Iceman" for good reason. Hof established several world records for prolonged resistance to cold exposure, an ability he attributes to a self-developed set of techniques of breathing ...
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Exposure to cold temperatures is known to mimic the effects of exercise, protecting against obesity and improving metabolic health. A study published December 3 in Cell now reveals that the beneficial health effects of cold ...
Dec 3, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A molecular circuit has been identified that controls beige adipocyte biogenesis, according to research published online March 2 in Diabetes.
Mar 8, 2016
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A newly discovered regulatory mechanism helps the body control the rate of fat metabolism, according to a new study publishing on January 17 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Ligong Chen of Tsinghua University in ...
Jan 17, 2019
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Lower amounts of brown adipose tissue (BAT, or 'brown fat') could help explain why south Asians—who make up a fifth of the world's population—have an exceptionally high susceptibility to developing metabolic problems ...
Nov 11, 2013
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The gut microbiome has been shown to have diverse impacts on human and animal physiology and health. Now, a research group led by Prof. John R. Speakman from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy ...
Mar 6, 2019
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There is no better time than the start of the New Year to adopt some wellness resolutions. The first thing you can start doing today to boost your immunity and improve your wellness in 2023? Save money and ditch the multivitamins.
Jan 8, 2023
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Turning down the thermostat seems to make it harder for cancer cells to grow, according to a study in mice by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study, published in the journal Nature, found that chilly temperatures ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that while a type of "good" fat found in the body can be activated by cold temperatures, it is not able to be activated by the drug ephedrine.
Jun 4, 2012
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have uncovered a molecular process in the brain known to control eating that transforms white fat into brown fat. This process impacts how much energy we burn and how much weight we ...
Oct 9, 2014
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