All Posts: metabolism research

• Obese Mice Lose a Third of Their Fat Using a Natural Protein

  MEDIA CONTACTKaren Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (October 29, 2018) — To the great surprise of cancer researchers, a protein they investigated for its possible role in cancer turned out to be a powerful regulator of metabolism. The Georgetown University-led study found that forced expression of this protein in a laboratory strain of obese mice showed a remarkable […]

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical research, global health, metabolism research, obesity, population health, School of Medicine