Press release touts explanation for winter weight gain. It uses the word “breakthrough” so be wary of hyperbole.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Health Headlines Commentary for January 11, 2018

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Source:

New discovery may explain winter weight gain

Reference:

Subcutaneous white adipocytes express a light sensitive signaling pathway mediated via a melanopsin/TRPC channel axis. Scientific Reports, 2017; 7 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16689-4

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