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...