WASHINGTON — The heart receives a stress signal from fat cells and immediately builds a defense against a syndrome that results in cellular dysfunction and death, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The findings—published online in Cell Metabolism—could help explain the “obesity paradox,” a phenomenon in which obese individuals have better […]

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