Luke O'Neill: How studying dogs could see a treatment for obesity

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New research has found a genetic mutation profoundly changes the way Labradors and flatcoated retrievers behave around food

Dogs could be man's best friend in more ways than one, with a potential treatment for obesity being linked to canines.They also share many common characteristics with humans which

"It turns out there an added benefit: certain breeds of dog get certain diseases more common than in other breeds. "So, we're learning from dogs what might cause certain diseases; it turn out they're out best friend in more ways than one, really".Prof O'Neill said obesity is one of the areas that could be benefit.

"Through that study on Labradors the study has shifted to POMC; there are very rare cases in humans where POMC is misbehaving and that's causing obesity in humans.

 

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