Claire Maldarelli, Assistant Editor at PopSci, discusses the publication's labeling of January as "Fat Month," where they help readers understand fat's impact on the human body as people embark on New Year's resolutions to get fit.
Maldarelli breaks down the differences in brown fat and white fat, digging into the role brown fat plays in helping burn up white fats. We talk about what happens when you lose and gain weight. Also, Maldarelli tells us about the surprising 2014 study that finds most white fat exits the body through the respiratory system.
AstraZeneca said its cancer-treatment drugs when used following chemotherapy treatment showed positive late-stage trial results for endometrial cancer patients.
Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink said it received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin human clinical trials.
Shares of e-commerce giant Alibaba fell as China braces for a new wave of Covid.
New Census figures show about 1 in every 100 U.S. households is a same-sex couple.
Dr. Caitlin Bernard is facing disciplinary action after she spoke publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim.
Two people died from what the CDC suspects was a meningitis outbreak in Mexico.
Virgin Galactic completed its final test flight on Thursday before its long-awaited commercial access for customers.
Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn’t take the animal back after a man picked it up.
The FDA has approved Opvee, which can reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses.
Powerful Typhoon Mawar churned slowly over the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam on Thursday, lashing the island with wind and rain, tearing down trees, walls and power lines, flipping cars, and pushing dangerous storm surge ashore as first-responders waited for daylight to see the full extent of the damage.
