A complex chain reaction (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

A complex chain reaction

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This graphic illustrates, in a mouse model, how type I interferon from fat cells can disrupt metabolism and make obese people more likely to have weakened immune systems.

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Cincinnati Children's

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