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Silencing a brain receptor curbs cancer cachexia and boosts mouse survival

A new path has opened toward stopping cancer-associated cachexia, a devastating complication that gradually wastes patients away.

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A new path has opened toward stopping cancer-associated cachexia, a devastating complication that gradually wastes patients away. A KAIST research team has developed an RNA-based therapeutic strategy that blocks a brain signal to prevent muscle loss and extend survival.

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