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Weight struggles? Blame new neurons in your hypothalamus

Development, Memory, Neuroscience, Psychology, Stress stress, united-states

New nerve cells formed in a select part of the brain could hold considerable sway over how much you eat and consequently weigh, new animal research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests in a study published in the May issue of Nature Neuroscience.

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