Battling fat with fat: Ottawa scientists turn muscle cells into calorie-burning brown fat

Dr. Michael Rudnick, a senior scientist and director of the regenerative medicine program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, is part of the team of scientists who have found a way - at least in mice - to trigger the body to produce more calorie-burning brown fat, a feat that may open the door to new treatments for obesity using good fat to ... (more)

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