Drug developers are racing to design molecules that coax our cells into burning more energy even when we are sitting still, ...

Scientists in California tested a way to coax certain fat cells to burn calories, rather than simply store energy. In new research involving mice, the team found it was possible to convert existing ...

A breakthrough may have been made in the fight against obesity after researchers discovered a method to transform white fat cells into beige fat cells, which are capable of burning calories. While ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered a new type of fat cell precursor (CP-A) that appears specifically during middle age, causing rapid increase in belly fat regardless of diet and exercise habits. Over 80% of fat ...

A new study says consuming olive oil could increase the number of 'fat cell soldiers' in the army, leading to obesity and heart problems. They say olive oil is liquid gold — but too much might be ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

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 ...

Walk into any gym and you’ll see them everywhere – those magical “fat burning zone” charts plastered on every cardio machine, promising to melt away your love handles if you just keep your heart rate ...

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 ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have been measuring fat cells to determine if there is an association with weight management issues. Hernandez & Sorokina/Stocksy Researchers report that large fat cells ...