Scientists have taken a step closer to finding a drug for the difficult-to-treat eating disorder anorexia.
And to date, there are no FDA-approved medications for anorexia.
Scientists from France and China led this latest research, which waspublishedWednesday in the journalScience Advances.
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This finding inspired the scientists to dig further and experiment with ACBP using mice.
In mice with both forms of anorexia, the increase of ACBP reversed their symptoms, the researchers found.
A similar reversal was seen when the mice were given more ACBP intravenously or via a subcutaneous pump.
So the actual implementation of ACBP-based medications will definitely require further development, the researchers say.
Still, given the lack of other treatment options now, this line of research is definitely promising.
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