http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=leptin-implicated-in-hearing-and-vision-loss Leptin - commonly dubbed the "fat hormone" - does more than tell the brain when to eat. A new study by researchers at The University of Akron and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) shows that leptin may play a role in hearing and vision loss. This discovery, made in zebrafish treated to produce low leptin, could ultimately help doctors better understand sensory loss in humans. While the sc... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:19:38 EDT en