A cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity has been discovered by scientists. The findings could explain the body's tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal weight, and identify possible targets for pharmacological efforts to address obesity. The findings, published in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i Early Edition this week, identify a switch that occurs in neurons within the hypothalamus. ...Tuesday 30 April 2013
Key Shift in the Brain That Creates Drive to Overeat Identified
A cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity has been discovered by scientists. The findings could explain the body's tendency to maintain undesirable weight levels, rather than an ideal weight, and identify possible targets for pharmacological efforts to address obesity. The findings, published in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i Early Edition this week, identify a switch that occurs in neurons within the hypothalamus. ...
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