Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a specialised fat depot whose primary role is to dissipate chemical energy as heat through non-shivering thermogenesis. In contrast to white adipose tissue (WAT), which ...
A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) has shown that ATP-sensitive mitochondrial potassium channels (MitoK ATP) are involved in both the ...
From left to right, Tania Quesada-López, Francesc Villarroya, Albert Blasco-Roset, Marta Giralt, Alberto Mestres-Arenas, Joan Villarroya, Aleix Gavaldà-Navarro and Rubén Cereijo. As the body ages, ...
Rutgers Health researchers have made discoveries about brown fat that may open a new path to helping people stay physically fit as they age. A team from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School found that ...
New research suggests GLP-1 drug tirzepatide may increase brown fat activity, helping the body burn more calories beyond ...
Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are increasingly present in the population. Brown adipose tissue has a protective function against these prevalent diseases, as it burns calories and can ...
As the body ages, brown adipose tissue activity decreases, fewer calories are burned, and this can contribute to obesity and certain chronic cardiovascular diseases that worsen with age. A study led ...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has become a growing global health issue, affecting approximately 30% of the population, with no effective pharmacological treatments ...