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From The Labs

The making of a ‘couch potato mouse’

December 30, 2019 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 inclination to exercise, or not

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From The Labs

The multi-tasking nature of the hormone asprosin

January 19, 2018 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 hormone called asprosin that regulates

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From The Labs

More than an anticoagulant; heparin also promotes appetite in mice

November 9, 2017 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 blood clotting. “In addition to

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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