New fat is needed to clear old fat from body

Courtesy of Cell MetabolismMay ’05 coverWhere fat comes from determines whether the body can metabolize it effectively. Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that the “old” fat stored in the body’s peripheral tissues — that is, around the belly, thighs or bottom — can’t be burned efficiently unless “new” fat is eaten in the diet or made in the liver.

May 2005 Radio Service

Listed below are this month’s featured news stories. • Autism study (week of May 4) • Low fat, not no fat (week of May 11) • West Nile virus cure (week of May 18) • Improving Crohn’s disease (week of May 25)

Straight from the heart

When he was young, Bruce D. Lindsay, M.D., associate professor of medicine, liked to wrestle. Back then, his opponents were scrappy kids from Haddonfield, N. J., bent on proving their worth. Today, the stakes are higher for Lindsay, but the characteristics of a good wrestler — intelligence, action and especially perseverance — are clear in […]

Positive interaction

Photo by Claudia BurrisThe Lowry-Moore Society is one of three academic societies in the School of Medicine that promotes interaction between faculty and students.
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