Sunday, January 19, 2020

Latest:

Human trafficking prevention: Know the signs
Becoming metastatic: how FOXA1 triggers metastatic behavior in breast cancer
Try these DIY spice blends
Debating Diets: What is the low-FODMAP diet?
There is a new player in adult bone healing

Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Momentum
From The Labs
- About From the Labs
- Follow From The Labs on Twitter
PolicyWise
- About PolicyWise
- Follow @BCMEthics on Twitter
Progress Notes
- About Progress Notes
- Connect With Us
bcm.edu

AgRP neurons

From The Labs

The making of a ‘couch potato mouse’

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments AgRP neurons, couch potato, DNA methylation, epigenetics, Exercise, hypothalamus, overnutrition, Research

Some people love to exercise, but others hate it. Many researchers consider genetics to be the reason for a person’s

From The Labs

The multi-tasking nature of the hormone asprosin

January 19, 2018February 5, 2018 Ana Rodríguez 1 Comment AgRP neurons, apetite control, appetite control, asprosin, blood-brain barrier, endocrinology, extreme thinnes, hypothalamus, neonatal progeroid syndrome, ovesity, POMC neurons

When Dr. Atul Chopra, a medical geneticist at Baylor College of Medicine, and his colleagues discovered in 2016 a new

From The Labs

More than an anticoagulant; heparin also promotes appetite in mice

November 9, 2017 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments AgRP neurons, anticoagulant, appetite control, heparin, hypothalamus, weight control, weight gain

Naturally-produced heparin is well-known for its role as an anticoagulant. Heparin is also widely used as a medication to prevent

From the Labs features an image showing the location of the fruit fly's protein schizo, which is involved in neural development.

Listen to the Body of Work Podcast

Body of Work, the Baylor College of Medicine podcast, is an exploration of health topics in the news and important scientific matters featuring insights from experts at Baylor. Listen on your preferred platform.