Surprise Finding: Immune System May Keep Us From Burning Fat
The same white blood cells that rush to fight infection seem to have a second job: preventing your body from burning too much fat.
- January 15,2026 | ISSN 1940-6967
- The National Association Of Medical Doctors
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In This Issue
- Surprise Finding: Immune System May Keep Us From Burning Fat
- What’s Coming Between Physicians And Their Patients?
- Scientists Discover Trigger of Achilles Pain, Tennis Elbow & Jumper’s Knee
- Sexsomnia Carries Legal Risk & Demands Careful Diagnosis
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- Superagers' Genes May Explain Their Exceptional Brain Health
- Why Epistemic Trespassing In Medicine Is A Dangerous Trend
- What’s Exciting Physicians?
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