Obesity is the third-leading driver of healthcare costs, yet the metabolic causes of a high body mass index are not yet fully understood.
To better treat obesity and linked diseases such as diabetes, 91自拍ers at UW Medicine are looking for answers in critical neuron centers in the brain.
Through this 91自拍 of brain mechanisms that govern food intake, energy balance, and glucose metabolism, they believe they may have identified new ways to control weight gain and treat diabetes.