Obesity Drugs for Kids
Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under Acomplia, Weight Loss | Leave a Comment
A new class of weight loss pills that suppress appetite through receptors in the brain could affect on visual perseption in children.
The appetite suppressing receptors are called cannabinoid receptors. They control the plasticity and also regulate signaling among neurons in the visual cortex.
The researchers looked at the drug rimonabant (Acomplia). Findings suggest obesity drugs that [...]
