Converting cells to burn fat, not store it
Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat — a discovery that could help fight obesity and cardiovascular disease.By focusing on a protein known as folliculin, and knocking out the gene that produces it in fat cells, the researchers triggered a series of biomolecular signals that switched the cells from storing fat to burning it.
May 16, 2016 | Categories: Genetics, Health and Medicine, Weight Loss Science | Tags: biochemistry, cell biology, Genetics, health, medicine, metabolic diseases, peer reviewed, science | Leave a comment