Skin Patch Melts Fat Away in Mice
Human beings have two types of fat in various amounts. Of the two white fat is considered the bad kind as it stores excess energy in large triglyceride droplets. The favored brown fat, on the other hand, has smaller droplets and a large number of mitochondria that burn fat to produce heat. We are born with a relative richness of brown fat, which insulates us to cold temperatures, but as we grow older, most brown fat is lost. For years, researchers have been searching for therapies that can transform an adult’s white fat into brown fat (a process called browning)...
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