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US scientists discover hub of brain cells, in mice, that controls the desire to eat
US scientists have discovered a central hub of brain cells that may put the brakes on a desire to eat, a study in mice shows. And switching on these neurons can stop feeding immediately, according to the Nature Neurosciences report. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesI see a future world where the Government keeps everyone slim and healthy...then realises they live too long...
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 10:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0...then terminates them before they become an old liability....
yeah...already read that novel...Logan's Run..wasn't it..?
A future of brainless zombies controlled by the gig brother government,
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 05:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and the small band of rebels that we will all become part of, if we are to see and feel freedom again,
the point being---
stop the government having to much control of your lives...
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Aug 04th, 2014 - 08:53 am - Link - Report abuse 0That all depends. I imagine people who have Diabetes and its complications, are largely drain than those who remain relatively healthy until a short but rapid decline in later years.
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As with all things, moderation. Obviously a government shouldn't be able to force an “appetite suppressant” on people, but it could make it available to those who perhaps are prone to over indulgence.
I think some are going well beyond the context of the article. However, I think they should be studying peronists, in particular kirchner. Perhaps they can locate the hub for stupidity.
Aug 04th, 2014 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0We all know that this is a good thing to help cure things, but it still gives government control,
Aug 05th, 2014 - 07:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0a little of most things are good, but to much may well make one slightly dopey...
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