Discovery of protein’s configuration could lead to more effective anti-obesity treatments

Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 13:41 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have unveiled the precise shape of a key player in human metabolism, which could open the door to better treatments for obesity and other metabolic disorders. The research, scheduled to publish April 24 in the journal Science, centered on a protein in the brain called the melanocortin 4 receptor, or MC4R. This receptor plays […]

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