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From The Labs

Rap1 controls the body’s sugar levels from the brain, regulating it may help manage diabetes

June 22, 2021 Brain,  Diabetes,  high-fat diet,  hypothalamus,  Rap1,  Research,  VMH neurons

One day, people might be able to control diabetes from the brain.

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From The Labs

A new gut-brain connection that keeps weight off (or on) the scale

August 22, 2019 appetite,  Brain,  GIP,  gut,  high-fat diet,  hypothalamus,  leptin,  Obesity,  overnutrition,  Research

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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From The Labs

A Matter of Health: Low-fat diet may lower postmenopausal pancreatic cancer risk

February 8, 2018 cancer risk,  high-fat diet,  low-fat diet,  pancreatic cancer,  women's study,  Women’s Health Initiative

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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From The Labs

Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

October 19, 2016 diet,  high-fat diet,  leptin,  Obesity,  Rap1

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

July 25, 2016 autism spectrum disorders,  behavior,  developmental disorders,  diet,  high-fat diet,  microbiome,  Pregnancy,  Prenatal

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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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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