Tipped through TechNudge:
In what may be the first published breakthrough of its kind in the global battle against obesity, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed an anti-obesity vaccine that significantly slowed weight gain and reduced body fat in animal models. The study is being published in an advanced, online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences during the week of July 31 to August 4.
The vaccine focuses on neutralizing the "hunger hormone" ghrelin. There should be some careful treading as we make a vaccine against the body's normal physiology.
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