Addiction Treatment Proves Successful in Animal Weight Loss Stud...

Courtesy Brookhaven National Laboratory News  Wed, 08/20/2008 - 09:00

Vigabatrin, a medication proposed as a potential treatment for drug addiction by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, also leads to rapid weight loss and reduced food intake according to a new animal study from the same research group.


 

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