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A hormone, a nerve cell, a tiny worm: researchers at TU Dresden have discovered how the hormone somatostatin may influence memory, metabolism and lifespan through sleep.

The body’s hunger switch

Why do we stop eating? The answer lies deeper in the body than previously thought. An international team of researchers, including scientists from Leipzig University, has now discovered how fatty acids inside cells help regulate appetite – and identified what is believed to be an evolutionary precursor of today’s best-known weight-loss hormones. | more

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