Turning white fat into brown fat helped mice lose weight. July 5, 2011— -- Looking for the holy grail of weight loss? In the future, people may be able to receive an injection that burns calories ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat—an energy-burning form of fat—can rev the body's metabolic engine, consuming cellular fuel ...

For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The discovery opens the door to developing treatments for the extreme weight loss, ...

Dear Doctors: I was very interested to read your column that talked about the fat around your organs, and how when you have too much, it is bad for your health. I have also heard of something called ...

* Brown and beige fat burn calories and regulate blood sugar * Cold, exercise, and hormones can activate beige fat * New therapies may use fat's natural power to fight //obesity Obesity is a worldwide ...