Metabolism protein found to also regulate feeding behavior in the brain

Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 17:36 in Biology & Nature

Feeling hungry or full leads us to change how much we eat, but the molecular wiring of this process is not well understood. Scientists have identified a new player in this circuit called amylin, which works together with the hormone leptin to reduce food consumption. More »

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