Yes, in our bodies we have fat that helps us lose fat. This miracle flab is called brown fat. Here's everything you need to ...

A team from Rutgers University observed that mice lacking a specific gene developed a powerful form of brown fat. This ...

For those conceived during colder months, an increase in brown fat also appears to correlate with higher daily energy use, ...

New research reveals that the brain stores memories of cold experiences, which can later trigger metabolic responses in ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists discovered that the brain forms "cold memories" which can later trigger increased ...

Rutgers Health researchers have made discoveries about brown fat that may open a new path to helping people stay physically fit as they age. A team from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School found that ...

They discovered that people conceived in colder months have more active brown fat – the special type that burns calories to keep you warm. This means higher energy use and potentially a lower ...

New research suggests that the month you are born in could influence your body’s health as you grow older. Scientists have ...

Study: Pre-fertilization-origin preservation of brown fat-mediated energy expenditure in humans. Image Credit: Victor Josan / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal Nature ...

But we don’t just have white fat; there is also brown adipose tissue, concentrated in the neck and armpit, around the trachea, lining the blood vessels, surrounding the kidneys, and more.

More information: Takeshi Yoneshiro et al, Pre-fertilization-origin preservation of brown fat-mediated energy expenditure in humans, Nature Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01249-2 ...