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MELANIN PRODUCTION DISCOVERED IN FAT TISSUE MAY PROTECT SOME INDIVIDUALS AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY
November 06, 2008
FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 6 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition that affected more than 33 percent of American adults in 2005-06 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While analyzing samples taken . . .

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