Neurons in the hypothalamus that express the melanocortin 4 receptor and communicate with a region at the back of the brain create a feeling of fullness that stops hungry mice from eating when the brain cells are activated, according to a new study. Bradford Lowell, professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, coauthored the study.
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