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A protein very much present in human body that regulates protein production can be tweaked to also control fat levels, said a new study. Known as Maf1, the protein is found in worms and a version of it also exists in humans to regulate protein production in the cell. Experts say that tweaking the cell to also control fat cells ...

Capsaicin that makes the chili pepper cause burning sensation in our stomach could play a vital role in treating obesity in the future, according to research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Ali Tavakkoli, MD, BWH Department of Surgery, and his team have published a study investigating whether two surgeries called vagal de-afferentation-which uses capsaicin, the component responsible for the ...