Yale: Study Finds Enzyme in Brain Is a 'Metastat' for Body Weight
September 01, 2022
September 01, 2022
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
An enzyme found in the brain acts as a major regulator of body weight, Yale researchers have discovered. In a new study, they found that removing the enzyme from neurons in a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus led mice to gain weight and burn less fat. This finding, they say, suggests that the enzyme could be a target for treating metabolic disease.
The findings were publishe . . .
An enzyme found in the brain acts as a major regulator of body weight, Yale researchers have discovered. In a new study, they found that removing the enzyme from neurons in a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus led mice to gain weight and burn less fat. This finding, they say, suggests that the enzyme could be a target for treating metabolic disease.
The findings were publishe . . .