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A new study shows oral GLP-1 drugs suppress hedonic eating through a deep-brain reward circuit linked to dopamine release, potentially extending their use beyond weight loss.

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When fruit flies were put on a low-protein diet, they did something unexpectedly specific: they walked right past sugar and ...

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