Weight is a prickly problem: Key role found for hedgehog signaling in controlling fat storage
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
Obesity is a widespread condition in humans and has many serious consequences. Not only are overweight people faced with surcharges on airplanes but they also have a much higher risk of contracting a number of potentially fatal diseases. A considerable amount of research effort is currently focussed on the problem of weight control but to date genetic screens for factors that cause obesity have been hampered by the lack of an appropriate system.