Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

(Baylor College of Medicine) Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health and Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered a new mechanism in the mouse brain that regulates obesity. The study, which appears in Cell Reports today, shows that this new mechanism can potentially be targeted to treat obesity.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news