Joslin Boosts Insight into Role of Brain Stress in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Development
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Joslin researchers have gained new insights into how obesity and type 2 diabetes can create a stress response in the brain, especially in the hypothalamus (the brain region that regulates appetite and energy production), that may contribute to altering metabolism throughout the body.