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Inflammation

Inflammation halts fat-burning

Scientists have shown in mice that excess pounds can simply be melted away by converting unwanted white fat cells into energy-consuming brown slimming cells. In a recent study, the university researchers show why the inflammatory responses that often occur in overweight people block this kind of fat cell conversion. Ref. Source 4p.

Inflammation

The absence of a single mitochondrial protein causes severe inflammation. Scientists have demonstrated that the removal of a single mitochondrial protein in mouse muscle leads to severe inflammation throughout the body, causing the premature death of the animal. Source 3a.

Inflammation Health & Special Psychology

Inflammation links heart disease and depression. People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also true. Now, scientists believe they have identified a link between these two conditions: inflammation -- the body's response to negative environmental factors, such as stress. Source 1j.