Scientists discover the switch that makes human brown fat burn energy

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

The receptor responsible for activating the energy-burning property of brown fat in humans has been identified. The next step is to investigate drugs that fit the receptor and trigger the response as a means to treat obesity and type-2 diabetes.

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