Low Levels Of Brain Chemical May Lead To Obesity, NIH Study Of Rare Disorder Shows
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 20:21
in Biology & Nature
A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic condition.
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