Biologists discover ancient neurohormone that controls appetite

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Mar 24, 2025, 3:00 pm185 ptsTrendingTop
A team of biologists at Queen Mary University of London has discovered that a neurohormone controlling appetite in humans has an ancient evolutionary origin, dating back over half a billion years. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , reveal that this satiety-inducing…

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