21 Apr 2021 Share:
Ever stood at your refridgerator staring into it and wishing you could switch off the hunger pangs that took you there in the first place? Now, with the help of one family s genetic disposition to suffer uncontrollable and persistent hunger, researchers have uncovered the mechanism of action of the master switch for hunger in the brain shedding new light on the way hunger is regulated. Results have uncovered a 3D structure that reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full - and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs.
Being constantly hungry, no matter how much you eat - that s the daily struggle of people with genetic defects in the brain s appetite controls, and it often ends in severe obesity.