Key to 'curing' obesity may lie in worms that destroy their own fat

Key to 'curing' obesity may lie in worms that destroy their own fat from PhysOrg.com

(PhysOrg.com) -- A previously unknown mutation discovered in a common roundworm holds the promise of new treatments for obesity in humans, McGill University researchers say. Their study was published Dec. 3 in the journal Nature, and was funded by the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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