Invention Description Obesity and related metabolic diseases are increasing in prevalence in the US and worldwide. They are difficult to treat with traditional therapies such as lifestyle intervention, pharmacotherapy, and various surgical procedures because of low compliance, low efficacy, high side effects and cost. One promising new approach focuses...

Obesity and related metabolic diseases are a significant public health issue in the US and worldwide. Studies have shown that pathologically expanded white adipose tissue is associated with multiple obesity-related comorbidities including diabetes, cardiovascular disease as well as certain types of cancer. Current strategies to combat obesity and metabolic...

Semiconductor lasers able to emit over the full visible color spectrum have a wide range of practical applications such as solid-state lighting, full-color displays, visible color communications, and multi-color fluorescence sensing. To the human eye, light with a mixture of four monochromatic lasers is visually equivalent to a white illuminant. Current...