Davion "Fat Rat" Brown, a 4-star receiver from Richmond, Virginia, commits to Penn State football's 2026 recruiting class.

When Wolfrum and his team used single-cell RNA sequencing on mouse fat cells they found that adipocytes came in 10 varieties. These findings expand the limited white, beige, and brown classification .

Scientists now believe there’s a type of fat, hidden inside us, which could actually help make us thinner. This is called “brown fat”. Unlike “white fat”, which stores energy ...

A small study finds that an approved medication increases metabolic rate and the activity of thermogenic brown fat in men. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before joining The ...

Animal studies have established the previously unknown role of a protein that helps activate brown fat, a tissue that can ...

A team from Rutgers University observed that mice lacking a specific gene developed a powerful form of brown fat. This characteristic increased their lifespan by 20% and improved their exercise ...