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How the Hormone Leptin Helps Regulate Appetite

The discovery of leptin transformed our view of fat.

Publish Date: 4/22/20Topic: Body + BrainBody & BrainNova

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By Angelica Coleman

A young man with lipodystrophy receives treatment after researchers find a hormone in mice that helps regulate appetite in humans.

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