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Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences: Triggering Self-Combustion in Fat Cells for Weight Loss
February 24, 2026
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences issued the following news:

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Triggering Self-Combustion in Fat Cells for Weight Loss

Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

In the study, published Feb. 23 in Nature Metabolism, the researchers showed that . . .

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