Fat cells come in three colors: white, brown, and beige. White fat cells store fat in our body as an energy reserve. We need these cells, but having too many creates health problems. Brown fat cells ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research finds that obesity can trigger genetic modifications within fat cells that allow the cells to store "memories" of ...

A new class of fat cells makes people healthier. The cells consume energy and produce heat through seemingly pointless biochemical reactions. Fat cells come in three colours: white, brown, and beige.

Brown adipose cells are packed with mitochondria – the tiny power plants inside cells – and contain a protein called UCP1 that allows them to convert chemical energy directly into heat. Instead of ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have figured out how to turn ordinary white fat cells, which store calories, into beige fat cells that burn calories to maintain body temperature. The discovery in mice ...

The gut and brain are in constant conversation through a powerful biochemical signaling pathway. This two-way connection ...

Supermodel Linda Evangelista says she has been left "permanently deformed" by a fat reduction procedure which went wrong. The non-surgical cosmetic procedure uses freezing temperatures to destroy ...

A new study in mice finds that cannabis extracts improve glucose regulation by improving communication between fat cells and ...

Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat. Once implanted, they outcompeted tumors for resources, beating back five different types of cancer in lab ...

Our body fat may turn out to be a secret weapon in our everlasting fight against cancer. A new study released this week suggests that fat cells can be engineered into a treatment that literally ...

Liposuction and plastic surgery aren't often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive tumors ...