For decades, weight loss drugs have tried to coax the body into burning more energy, but the most aggressive approaches have ...

Drug developers are racing to design molecules that coax our cells into burning more energy even when we are sitting still, turning basic biology into a new front in the fight against obesity and ...

Researchers have developed experimental compounds that make cells burn more calories by subtly tweaking how mitochondria ...

Scientists may have found a safer way to make cells burn more calories—by turning up the heat inside our cellular power plants.

University of California San Francisco researchers found that by suppressing the protein KLF-15 – which they'd earlier identified as playing a role in cell metabolism, and one that is far more ...

Reducing calorie intake helps cancer-fighting immune cells do their jobs more effectively, reports a study by Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators. The findings lay the groundwork for ...

Scientists in California tested a way to coax certain fat cells to burn calories, rather than simply store energy. In new research involving mice, the team found it was possible to convert existing ...

Calorie deficit and intermittent fasting are weight loss strategies that involve consuming fewer calories in a 24-hour period, but they differ in their focus. Here's how.

Paired with your daily calories burned, you can determine your total calorie expenditure.