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“Hunger Hormone” Could Help Chemo Patients, Osaka University Study

February 13, 2012 | 
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A synthetic version of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin might help limit the loss of appetite that can come with cancer chemotherapy, a small study from Japan suggests.

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