Medicine's Sanjay Rajagopalan links air pollution to diabetes and obesity

Air pollution linked to higher risk of obesity and diabetes

Tech Explorist: Sanjay Rajagopalan, director of Case Western Reserve University’s Cardiovascular Research Institute, discussed his study finding that fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) disrupts brown fat function, leading to insulin resistance and metabolic disease. Rajagopalan said the research reveals how pollutants reprogram genes through epigenetic changes, offering potential new targets for diabetes prevention and treatment.