Fat check: Yale researchers find explanation for stress' damage in brown fat

(Yale University) In their search for what triggers the damaging side-effects caused by acute psychological stress, Yale researchers found an answer by doing a fat check. In the face of psychological stress, an immune system response that can significantly worsen inflammatory responses originates in brown fat cells, the Yale team reports June 30 in the journal Cell.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news