Enzymes: News and Research on Esterases

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Discovery shakes 60 years of certainty about fat metabolism

Scientists have known hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) as the enzyme that releases energy stored in our fat. Yet patients born without this protein do not become obese: on the contrary, they lose their adipose tissue, developing ...

Researchers develop non-opioid alternatives for pain relief

Chronic pain is one of the most common and expensive health problems in the nation, affecting an estimated one in five U.S. adults and costing around $600 billion each year in medical expenses, lost productivity and disability, ...

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