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Study points to brain chemical involved in obesity

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers studying people with a rare genetic disorder have identified a brain chemical that may play a role in appetite and obesity, a finding they say could lead to new drugs to help some obese people. <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?a=VtTY3j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?i=VtTY3j" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=S6jHxK"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=S6jHxK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=g9bIEk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=g9bIEk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=WLpLsk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=WLpLsk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~4/376511456" height="1" width="1"/>