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Gene Found for BCAA Clearance in Brown Fat Protects Against Obesity & Diabetes

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are amino acids that have a central carbon atom with a branch of three or more…

Published: 25 Jun 2020

Researchers block RNA silencing protein in liver to prevent obesity and diabetes in mice

Obesity and its related ailments like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease pose a major global health burden, but…

Published: 12 Sep 2018

Molecule protects the liver from cholesterol accumulation

A team of researchers at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health has illuminated a critical player in…

Published: 6 Jul 2018

Researchers rethink how ‘beige’ fat cells burn calories

It has been known for decades that low temperatures can trigger specialized fat cells to burn energy to produce heat,…

Published: 5 Jul 2018

NAD+ and the link between glucose and obesity

Glucose is the energy that fuels cells, and the body likes to store glucose for later use. But too much…

Published: 27 Jun 2018

New diabetes genes discovered in latest IMPC research

Scientists have identified a network of genes that could play an important role in the development of metabolic diseases such…

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