If you are a rat fink under stress, watch out! Instead of giving the medications, could the same effect be achieved by removing stress and fatty foods? Interesting biochemistry. Wait for the studies to show whether it is safe and effective in humans. One possible side effect is that all females become Paris Hilton.

For better reporting on how the study was conducted, see the LA Times piece on the same subject.

The sensational headline detracts from a reasonably good story about a valuable reasearch study, as does leading with the most sensational aspect of the story. Even though the importance of diet and exercise are mentioned, they are mentioned only briefly at the very end of the story, a place where most people's eyes are never found. And the importance of stress-reduction is never mentioned.

Of considerable suspicion is the fact that this story reads like a promotional piece for the researchers who are currently negotiating the sale of the rights to the process to the drug companies. Hoped for results are overstated, conclusions are overly broad and the cautionary notes are fewer and more tepid than they should be.

This is good journalism because the writer chose a little different emphasis than writers for other publications that wrote about the same story.