New discovery proves cause of weight problems in Huntington's disease
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
The study, which has been published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism, shows significant changes in the brain's hormone control centre, the hypothalamus. In a series of experiments on mice, which had the mutated Huntington's protein injected into this area of their brains, the animals soon demonstrated a reduced ability to regulate their metabolism.