Social isolation, stress-induced obesity increases breast cancer risk in mice
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 12:40
in Health & Medicine
Stress from social isolation, combined with a high-fat diet, increases levels of a brain neurotransmitter - neuropeptide Y, or NPY - in mice that then promotes obesity, insulin resistance, and breast cancer risk, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre, a part of Georgetown University Medical Centre (GUMC)...