New, ultra-rare gene mutations implicated in eating disorders

September 5th, of 2017 a study was conducted in which scientists were able to observe an extremely rare cluster of mutations, and believe that understanding that pathway better would help in treatment for people with eating disorders. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the Eating Recovery Center in Dallas, Texas. The team was able to show that "targeting the pathway with a drug already approved for diabetes reduces food consumption in a mouse model of binge eating." I thought this article was really cool because there is so much we don't currently understand in regards to how our genes control behaviors like eating disorders.


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/uoih-nug090517.php
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181556