NYU Hot Takes, the Mechanisms Behind Brown Adipose Tissue

NYU Dental Assistant Professor Franaz Shamsi's recently published work details a pathway that activates brown fat. Mammals, in conjunction with white fat, have a smaller amount of brown fat that regulates body temperature and is closely linked to weight loss and metabolic health. The findings, published in Nature Communications, point to a potential strategy for treating obesity that deviates from the current approach of suppressing appetite.

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