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Obesity affects a staggering 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States. Researchers have discovered a previously unknown population of neurons in the hypothalamus that regulate food intake and could be a promising new target for obesity drugs.

A Previously Unknown Population of Neurons in the Hypothalamus Could Lead to New Obesity Treatments Obesity affects a staggering 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States. While some new popular therapies are helping to tackle the epidemic of obesity, there is still so much that researchers do not understand about the brain-body connection that regulates appetite.

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