To test their theory, the scientists added PIP2 back into the system in lab experiments. The results were impressive: Piezo1 ...

Over the past decade or so we've seen research illuminate the important differences between the various types of fat in the human body. Part of this effort has focused on ways we might be able to turn ...

A naturally occurring fat molecule reduced heart inflammation and scarring caused by diabetes, thereby improving cardiac function, according to new research. The findings open the door to developing a ...

A study has identified a molecule -- the purine inosine -- that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes. The mechanism was discovered in mice, but probably exists in humans as well: If a transporter ...

A small molecule could provide valuable help in combating the global epidemic of obesity. When it was fed to obese mice, the animals' metabolism sped up and their excess weight was shed. It is doing ...

As men and women age, increasing quantities of fat tissue inevitably take up residence in skeletal muscle. A small study of older and younger men conducted at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition ...

Salk scientists have identified a molecule that is produced in fat tissue and which, like insulin, potently and rapidly regulates blood glucose. The finding, they suggest, could potentially lead to ...

According to the World Health Organization, 15 million people suffer from a stroke each year. Around 13% of these stroke cases are hemorrhagic strokes when weakened blood vessels rupture, which causes ...

Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, there’s also brown fat, a type of adipose tissue that helps you stay warm in cold temperatures. Newborns ...

Consuming a fat molecule produced by gut bacteria may prevent mice with severe peanut allergies from experiencing a life-threatening immune reaction. The findings suggest the approach could prevent ...

Leptin, a molecule produced by fat cells, appears to cancel out the effects of the estrogen-blocking therapy tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to treat and prevent breast cancers, suggests a new study.

A study led by the University of Bonn has identified a molecule - the purine inosine - that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes. The mechanism was discovered in mice, but probably exists in humans ...