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Silencing a brain receptor curbs cancer cachexia and boosts mouse survival

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The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Silencing a brain receptor curbs cancer cachexia and boosts mouse survival
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Researchers at KAIST have identified a brain receptor mechanism that drives muscle loss in cancer patients, known as cancer cachexia. By blocking the GDF15-GFRAL signaling pathway, the team successfully extended survival in mouse models, offering a potential new therapeutic strategy.

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

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