Gut-brain Connection to Silence the Hunger 'Alarm System' (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Gut-brain Connection to Silence the Hunger 'Alarm System'

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Researchers at Penn identified a connection between the gut and brain that acts to reduce an animal's drive to eat. Targeting the neurons involved in this "hunger alarm system" could provide a strategy to treat obesity.

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University of Pennsylvania

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