New role for ‘hunger hormone’

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

About a dozen years ago, scientists discovered that a hormone called ghrelin enhances appetite. Dubbed the “hunger hormone,” ghrelin was quickly targeted by drug companies seeking treatments for...

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