Rap1 controls the body’s sugar levels from the brain, regulating it may help manage diabetes
One day, people might be able to control diabetes from the brain.
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A new gut-brain connection that keeps weight off (or on) the scale
Eating extra servings typically shows up on the scale later, but how this happens has not been clear. In his lab at Baylor College of
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A Matter of Health: Low-fat diet may lower postmenopausal pancreatic cancer risk
Observational studies suggest that diet may influence pancreatic cancer risk in both men and women. However, there has been no clinical trial designed to answer
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Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity
Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the unknown pieces are genes located
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A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice
The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report June 16 in Cell
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