Removing gene from fat tissue tricks body into burning more calories, study suggests
Removing a specific gene from fat tissue could fool the body into speeding up metabolism and burning more calories, a new study has found.
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Tissues: News and Research on Adipose Tissue, Brown
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Brown fat: How cells generate heat by burning calories
Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintain body temperature by converting calorie-rich nutrients into heat. This protects us from gaining excess weight and from metabolic disorders.
Sep 16, 2024
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Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it may be gut microbes that make calories count
Is the adage "calories in, calories out" true? The short answer is yes, but the full story is more nuanced.
Sep 10, 2024
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Same workout, different weight loss: Signal molecule versions are key, research suggests
Some people lose weight slower than others after workouts, and a Kobe University research team found a reason. They studied what happens to mice that cannot produce signal molecules that respond specifically to short-term ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Daily sauna time might help prevent menopause-related weight gain
New research performed with mice suggests that daily time in a warm environment such as a sauna might help older adults, especially women, combat age-related obesity and insulin resistance. The study shows the potential of ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Study reveals brown fat's role in protecting blood sugar metabolism
While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns them. A new study, appearing in the journal Cell, reveals that brown fat improves metabolic health by providing nutrients important to other organs, rather than warming up ...
Jun 7, 2024
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'Good' fat metabolism changes tied to estrogen loss, not necessarily to aging, shows study
Brown fat metabolism decreases in older men and women, but the decrease in women is not necessarily tied to age, according to new research. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of ...
May 21, 2024
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Study finds little gender difference in the perception of ambient room temperature
A large team of medical researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, has found very slight gender differences in temperature perception of a room at ambient conditions and very few gender differences in physiological ...
Researchers from Denmark and Germany find brown fat's 'off-switch'
Brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue (BAT), is a type of fat in our bodies that's different from the white fat around our belly and thighs that we are more familiar with. Brown fat has a special job—it helps to burn ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Macrophages produce heat from brown adipose tissue in response to cold, study reveals
Researchers from University of Tsukuba have elucidated the molecular mechanism by which macrophages, a type of immune cell, control heat production in brown adipose tissue to increase the body temperature in response to cold.
Mar 26, 2024
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