Scientists have discovered that the drug #losartan, commonly prescribed for #HighBloodPressure, boosts #BrownAdiposeTissue activity in mice, enhancing their #metabolism.
#BrownFat

🔥 🧬 Just published online in JPS❣️ (📖 Open Access!! 07 October 2026)
“VEGFR-dependent signaling contributes to postnatal brown adipose tissue development in Syrian hamsters”
— Khaled Mahmud Sujan et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
#BrownAdiposeTissue #VEGFR #AdiposeTissue #NowOnline #JPhysiolSci

How do cells decide whether to store energy as fat or mobilize it? #Mitochondria play a pivotal role! Learn more from Dr. Shirihai on his @embojournal.org paper on the Mitoblog:

mitoworld.org/a-calcium-sw...

#UMDF #mitoscientists #Brownadiposetissue #adiposetissue #mitochondrialmetabolism