Feast or famine: Researchers identify leptin receptor's sidekick as a target for appetite regulation

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 13:41 in Health & Medicine

A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida and Washington University School of Medicine adds a new twist to the body of evidence suggesting human obesity is due in part to genetic factors. While studying hormone receptors in laboratory mice, neuroscientists identified a new molecular player responsible for the regulation of appetite and metabolism...

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