Mouse and human beige adipocytes use futile sodium-potassium cycling for energy expenditure
Researchers report that mouse and human beige adipocytes can increase energy expenditure through a futile sodium and potassium transport cycle ...
Tag: thermogenesis
Bacterial teamwork and a single metabolite drive the fierce heat of Daqu fermentation
Deep in the wheat blocks of high-temperature Daqu, the fermentation starter that anchors the production of premium Moutai-flavor Baijiu, temperatures ...
Blood Pressure Drug Losartan Awakens Metabolic Brown Fat in Surprise Discovery
Rockefeller University researchers found that the common blood pressure drug losartan stimulates metabolically active brown fat in mice and is ...
Scientists discover a fat-burning switch that helps mice resist obesity
Researchers have identified the phosphatase DUSP4 as a key activator of fat-cell thermogenesis through dephosphorylation of CRTC3, a mechanism that ...
Molecular switch in brown fat syncs fat-burning with body clock, diet and cold
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have identified the mitochondrial protein SLC25A34 as a molecular switch that links the body ...
Hidden hypothalamic hub discovered as the brain’s cold-driven metabolic control center
USF Health researchers have identified the dorsal posterior periventricular hypothalamic nucleus as a cold-sensing brain region that coordinates appetite, heat ...
Protein Fragment From Thrombospondin-1 Emerges as Exercise-Powered Booster of Muscle and Metabolism
A study in Experimental & Molecular Medicine shows that the N-terminal fragment of thrombospondin-1 enhances muscle function and drives tissue-specific ...
Iron and Methionine Metabolism Drive Fat Browning in Cancer Cachexia
A new Nature Cancer study identifies an iron-regulated methionine oxidation pathway and the repair enzyme MSRA as drivers of adipose ...
Immune Enzymes From Neutrophils Quietly Switch Off Fat Burning
A new Nature Metabolism study shows that neutrophil-derived serine proteases neutrophil elastase and proteinase 3 block the browning of visceral ...
Cold-Activated RNA Eraser Switches On Fat Burning Beyond UCP1
A new Nature Metabolism study shows that the cold-activated RNA demethylase ALKBH5 stabilizes CKB mRNA to drive UCP1-independent, creatine-based heat ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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