New research has revealed a previously unknown mechanism in the body which regulates a hormone that is crucial for motivation, stress responses and control of blood pressure, pain and appetite. The breakthrough could be used to design drugs to help fight health problems connected with these functions in the future... Production of lactate can be triggered by muscle use, which reinforces the connection between exercise and positive mental wellbeing.
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