How 'beige' fat makes the pounds melt away
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have decoded a signal path that could boost the burning of body fat. Mice that are missing a signal switch called VASP are clearly leaner and have more of the coveted brown and beige-colored fat cells that convert energy into heat. This might point the way to a new method for fighting obesity.