Beige fat ‘indispensable’ in protecting the brain from dementia
Beige is considered a calming paint color, and scientists have new evidence that beige fat has a similar impact on the brain, bringing down the inflammation associated with the more common white fat and providing protection from dementia. They have found that beige fat cells, which are typically intermingled with white fat cells in the […]
Cytokine increases production of ‘beige fat’ to burn more cellular energy: New insights point toward a potential obesity treatment
An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning “beige fat,” according to a new study publishing Aug. 5 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Zhonghan Yang of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, and colleagues. The finding may lead to new ways to reduce obesity and treat metabolic disorders. The beige color in beige fat […]