Leptin may play a role in hearing and vision loss, zebrafish study suggests
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 21:00
in Health & Medicine
Leptin -- commonly dubbed the "fat hormone" -- does more than tell the brain when to eat. A new study shows that leptin may play a role in hearing and vision loss. This discovery, made in zebrafish treated to produce low leptin, could ultimately help doctors better understand sensory loss in humans.