Tag: Good Fat

  • Nation & World

    A pill to shed fat?

    Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have taken what they describe as “the first step toward a pill that can replace the treadmill” for the control of obesity.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Flipping the switch that halts obesity

    Flipping a newly discovered molecular switch in white fat cells enabled mice to eat a high-calorie diet without becoming obese or developing the inflammation that causes insulin resistance, report Harvard scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Reaping benefits of exercise minus the sweat

    A team led by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise.

    4 minutes