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26-01-2022, 06:10 AM
Shabana Begum
UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
SINGAPORE - Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a therapy that uses a gel and infrared light to burn fat - a possible safer treatment for people working to control their weight.
Drugs that tackle obesity are meant to accompany exercise and a healthy diet in helping people who are severely obese, including those who have metabolic disorders, but many in the market come with side effects.
Laboratory trials by the NTU team from the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering show that mice on a high-fat diet that underwent its therapy weighed 5.5 per cent lighter after two weeks, and lost between 40 per cent and 50 per cent of body fat.
In the therapy, a transparent gel - called a hydrogel - developed by the scientists, is injected into a layer of fat under the mice's skin.
An infrared light is then shone on the injection site for five minutes a few times a day to trigger the hydrogel's fat-burning ability.
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In this process, white fat - which stores excess calories and leads to weight gain - is converted into calorie-burning tissue.
Much better to read full report at : https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/h...ls-on-mice
UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
SINGAPORE - Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a therapy that uses a gel and infrared light to burn fat - a possible safer treatment for people working to control their weight.
Drugs that tackle obesity are meant to accompany exercise and a healthy diet in helping people who are severely obese, including those who have metabolic disorders, but many in the market come with side effects.
Laboratory trials by the NTU team from the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering show that mice on a high-fat diet that underwent its therapy weighed 5.5 per cent lighter after two weeks, and lost between 40 per cent and 50 per cent of body fat.
In the therapy, a transparent gel - called a hydrogel - developed by the scientists, is injected into a layer of fat under the mice's skin.
An infrared light is then shone on the injection site for five minutes a few times a day to trigger the hydrogel's fat-burning ability.
......
In this process, white fat - which stores excess calories and leads to weight gain - is converted into calorie-burning tissue.
Much better to read full report at : https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/h...ls-on-mice
