Sentences with phrase «convert white fat»

December 21, 2016 — Noteworthy NIH advances in basic research include an expanded map of the human brain, nanoparticles that convert white fat to calorie - burning brown fat, and a 3 - D cell culture model of the placenta.

UCSF researchers have discovered how to convert white fat cells into calorie - burning brown fat cells

These release other molecules that convert white fat, the sort that stores energy, into another type that burns energy: brown fat.

Previous studies have revealed that exercise induces the production of irisin and its precursor molecule, FNDC5 (fibronectin - type III domain - containing 5) protein, which convert white fat tissue into beneficial, calorie - burning brown fat.

Exposure to cold temperatures can convert white fat tissue from the thighs and belly to beige fat that burns calories for heat, but this biological response is hampered in obese people, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Other research groups are also generating promising results through the use of drugs to convert white fat cells into brown fat and through discoveries of the pathways and hormones that control brown fat metabolism.

«Embrace the cold: Evidence that shivering and exercise may convert white fat to brown.»

The mice then had significantly more brown fat cells available than did the control gro up — and had even converted white fat cells into brown fat cells.

The team says that this is a result of the oil triggering receptors in the digestive tract, activating the sympathetic nervous system and converting white fat cells into the beige variety.

More specifically, lower temperatures increase the activity of a gene that converts white fat to brown fat, which contributes to a higher resting metabolic rate and speeds up weight loss.

Not exact matches

In mice, the hormone helps convert white (or «bad») fat into more useful energy - burning beige fat, molecular biologist Keertik Fulzele of Boston University and colleagues reported in the February Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

A research team led by UC San Francisco scientists has identified a molecular switch capable of converting unhealthy white fat into healthy, energy - burning brown fat in mice.

Activating RXR triggered a cascade of changes in muscle precursor cells and white fat that ultimately converted them into brown fat - like cells.

Scientists at the University of Bonn have shown in mice that excess pounds can simply be melted away by converting unwanted white fat cells into energy - consuming brown slimming cells.

Scientists at the University of Bonn working with Prof. Dr. Alexander Pfeifer, Director of the Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, have spent years using animal models to explore how the undesirable white fat can be converted into sought - after brown fat.

«To date, there are no drugs which directly cause white fat cells to convert into brown fat cells,» says Prof. Pfeifer.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Pfeifer from the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Bonn has spent years researching how harmful white fat cells can be converted into desirable brown fat cells.

The brown cells possess an extremely high number of mitochondria — these cell power stations «burn» white fat by converting it into thermal energy.

«If we can design drugs that specifically stabilize PRDM16 protein, this can convert white blood cells into brown fat with fewer side - effects.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University scientists have shown that berries, grapes and other fruits convert excess white fat into calorie - burning beige fat, providing new strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity.

This approach aims to convert the unnecessary calories to heat in the brown fat deposits rather than storing them in the white fat deposits.

The 2015 study, done at Washington State University, reported that mice that were fed a diet containing 0.1 percent resveratrol were able to convert their excess white body fat (the type that can lead to health risks) into metabolism - revving beige fat.

A study from the Dana - Farber Cancer Institute found that besides promoting fat breakdown, exercise stimulates the muscles to use it for the production of a hormone called PGC - 1alpha, which converts white abdominal fat into brown fat, thereby triggering greater fat loss and enhancing overall health.

The fats that the Japanese do eat, however, are rich in fat - soluble activators A and D — fish heads, traditionally consumed at breakfast, are a particularly rich source of vitamin A — and white rice in the diet is easily converted to fat.

This study demonstrates a snoball effect and shows how the inflammatory response in overweight people actually blocks their ability to burn fat and lose weight by converting white cells to brown cells.