Study found that reduced neurotensin in obese mice prevented dopamine from triggering the usual pleasure response to high-calorie foods.

The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back the woolly mammoth since 2021.

In recent years, for instance, studies have indicated that fat is far from the lone culprit in human weight gain, and that carbohydrates play a hefty role. “Mice are a good model for human obesity . .

Researchers investigating the role of the protein CD44 in obesity and metabolic health found that CD44-deficient mice stayed ...

In studies of both mice and men, Zemel and colleagues have been the first to show that calcium stored in fat cells plays a crucial role in regulating how fat is processed and stored by the body.