Researchers said on Monday they have pinpointed the reason some drugs used to treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia cause patients to gain a lot of weight, raising hope for developing drugs without this side effect.
Antipsychotic medications such as Zyprexa, made by Eli Lilly and Co., increase the activity of an enzyme called AMPK in cells in the part of the brain that regulates eating behavior, according to research in mice led by scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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