Tag: Estrogen-receptor-Beta

• New molecule Beta-LGND2 may help fight obesity

  New research, published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that activation of a chemical called Beta-LGND2 by the estrogen receptor Beta (ER-Beta) reduces obesity and metabolic diseases in mice by converting bad fat (white fat) to good fat (brown fat). This is significant as brown fat increases metabolism and may facilitate weight loss. “Although there…

  Sreeram Penna

  October 15, 2016