Binge Eating Curbed by Deep Brain Stimulation in Animal Model
From: Medical Design Technology - 04/25/2013

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a precise region of the brain appears to
reduce caloric intake and prompt weight loss in obese animal models,
according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

"Once replicated in human clinical trials, DBS could rapidly become a
treatment for people with obesity due to the extensive groundwork already
established in other disease areas," said lead author Casey Halpern, MD,
resident in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Perelman School of Medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Link:
Deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obesity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826348