Fat isn't all bad: Skin adipocytes help protect against infections

Thursday, January 1, 2015 - 19:00 in Biology & Nature

When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath. In a new paper, researchers report the surprising discovery that fat cells below the skin help protect us from bacteria.

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