Scientists Identify Stomach’s Timekeepers Of Hunger
Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified cells in the stomach that time the release of a hormone that makes animals anticipate food and eat even when they are not hungry. The finding, which has implications for the treatment of obesity, marks a landmark in the decades-long search for the timekeepers of hunger. The work reveals what the stomach "tells" the brain.