Immune cells could protect against obesity, scientists discover
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
New research has found that a type of anti-tumor immune cell protects against obesity and the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes. Results show that immune cells known to be protective against malignancy called invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT), are lost when humans become obese, but can be restored through weight loss.