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Discovery of obesity-causing genes could lead to drugs to prevent weight gain
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Discovery of obesity-causing genes could lead to drugs to prevent weight gain

by Josh Barney,  University of Virginia Credit: Ziniu Chen, UVA Communications Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity comes from University of Virginia scientists who have identified 14 genes that can cause weight gain and three that can prevent it. The findings pave the way for treatments to combat a health problem...