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New AI body map reveals obesity’s hidden attack on facial nerves

Science Daily · May 23, 2026, 12:34 PM

Why this matters: new research or scientific developments with potential real-world impact.

Scientists have created an AI-powered system that can scan and map an entire mouse body in extraordinary detail — and it just uncovered a surprising new effect of obesity. Beyond disrupting metabolism, obesity appears to damage facial sensory nerves linked to touch and sensation, while also triggeri

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