Fat-derived inflammatory factor may explain diseases that come with obesity

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 08:28 in Health & Medicine

An inflammatory factor already linked to several diseases, including pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and arthritis, may also be responsible for the insulin resistance that comes with obesity, according to a new study published in the April issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication...

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