News tagged with fat cells
Related topics: insulin resistance , type 2 diabetes , cell metabolism , fat , stem cells
Fat droplet nanoparticle delivers tumor suppressor gene to tumor and metastatic cells
Dr. Esther Chang describes the most recent developments in human trials of the first systemic, non-viral, tumor-targeted, nanoparticle method designed to restore normal gene function to tumor cells while completely bypassing ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Findings show insulin -- not genes -- linked to obesity
Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Mice with disabled gene that helps turn carbs into fat stay lean despite feasting on high-carb diet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat. In a new study, ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Drugs that act on 'fasting signal' may curb insulin resistance in obese
A report in the March issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, has found that a signal known to play a role during fasting also switches on early in the fat tissue of obese mice as they progress toward type 2 diab ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Study shows benefits of hormone found in fat tissue
It's called the obesity paradox. Although obese people are more apt to suffer from inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, they are also more likely to survive a major attack caused by one of those ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Researchers uncover 'obesity gene' involved in weight gain response to high-fat diet
Scientists have determined that a specific gene plays a role in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet. The finding in an animal study suggests that blocking this gene could one day be a therapeutic strategy to reduce ...
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Removing wrinkles with RHAMM
Hollywood stars of a certain age take note: Research at Berkeley Lab suggests that a protein linked to the spread of several major human cancers may also hold great potential for the elimination of wrinkles ...
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Researchers shed light on fat burning
Researchers at Georgia State University have found that fat cells give feedback to the brain in order to regulate fat burning much the same way a thermostat regulates temperature inside a house.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Fat-free diet reduces liver fat in fat-free mice
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually found in obese people.
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity
Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study.
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Jan 29, 2009 |
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Disabling enzyme allows mice to gorge without becoming obese, new study finds
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a new enzyme that plays a far more important role than expected in controlling the breakdown of fat. In a new study to be published Jan. 11 in the journal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 11, 2009 |
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Control of blood vessels a possible weapon against obesity
Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Scientists now hope to learn how to control blood ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 07, 2009 |
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