Novel bio-optical method to detect 'browning' of fat tissue

What is it about?

We discovered novel spectroscopic and imaging methods to monitor browning of fat (adipose) tissue.

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Why is it important?

It is now known that our fat cells, especially those from subcutaneous (under-the-skin) fat, can be induced to become brown-like fat cells and burn energy by generating heat. However, it is still challenging to detect this 'browning' activities in the non-invasive manner. We used technologies called "diffuse optical spectroscopy" and "hyperspectral/multispectral imaging" and found the method to quantify the browning levels on isolated fat tissues.

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