A former athlete or gym regular steps away from training, the body softens, and someone inevitably says their muscle has "turned into fat." It's one of the most repeated fitness claims around, and it ...

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In a retrospective analysis of PET-CT records from 101,243 patients, researchers found that detectable brown fat was ...

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A research team led by the Joint University Institute for Sport and Health (iMUDS) at the University of Granada, in ...

With New Year's resolutions in full swing, lots of Americans are committing to being more fit and losing weight. One stubborn area that many of us will be battling is that squishy part around our ...

Massive study of more than 100,000 people finds surprise connection between ‘good’ body fat and improved mental health.

Brown fat is linked to lower rates of heart disease and depression, and losartan may activate it, though human trials are ...

The new treatment kills off a sub-group of fat cells. (Jian Fan/iStockphoto/Getty Images) Early clinical trials into a new ...

Losartan, a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure, boosts brown adipose tissue or "brown fat" activity and ...