A Patch Against Body Fat
February 20, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Researchers in Singapore have used a body patch studded with microneedles that slowly dissolve releasing either of two drugs (Beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist, and thyroid hormone t3 triiodothyronine) that change white fat into brown. Brown fat is then metabolized for energy and, in lab mice, the animals lost body weight. MORE
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