By changing the expression of a gene that affects body weight regulation and turns "bad" white fat into brown "good" fat, US scientists believe they may have found a way to help the body burn calories instead of storing them, opening the door to better treatments for obesity.
Lead researcher Dr Sheng Bi, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues were researching appetite regulation in rats when they made their discovery.
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