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August 15, 2013

Obesity pathway component identified

Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered a new critical component in the obesity pathway.

By VUMC News and Communications

April 25, 2013

Food variety drives overeating in mouse model of obesity syndrome

Dietary variety – not high-fat or sugary foods – appears to stimulate overeating in a mouse model of an inherited obesity syndrome.

By Bill Snyder

July 3, 2012

Receptor’s role in nutrition brain circuitry

New findings point to brain circuitry that communicates about the body’s nutritional status and regulates how nutrients are mobilized.

By Leigh MacMillan