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St. Louis School of Medicine: Obesity Prevented in Mice Treated With Gene-Disabling Nanoparticles
May 02, 2020
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 2 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release:

Disabling a gene in specific mouse cells, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have prevented mice from becoming obese, even after the animals had been fed a high-fat diet.

The researchers blocked the activity of a gene in immune cells. Because these immune cells -- called macrophages -- are key inflammatory cells and be . . .

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