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Adam Kepecs

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Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis

Many patients with late-stage cancer slip into a profound apathy as the disease ravages their bodies − and brains. demaerre/iStock via Getty Images Plus

April 10, 2025

Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment

Adam Kepecs, Washington University in St. Louis

Cachexia, or wasting syndrome, causes around 80% of patients with advanced cancer to withdraw from life.

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