GENE THERAPY GIVES PROMISING RESULTS IN TREATING OBESITY

Gene Therapy Gives Promising Results In Treating ObesityU.S. researchers from Ohio State University (USA) showed in mice that gene therapy allowed a sustainable weight loss and improved metabolic parameters of the animal. They want to turn to clinical trials in humans. This research is published in the online scientific journal Nature Medicine, 8 March 2009.A substance called BDNF (Hypothalamic